ICAO adopts India position against EU’s emission scheme
12 Nov 2011
New Delhi: With the European Union's move to make the international aviation sector subject to taxes as part of its Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) nearing its January 2012 implementation date, concerned nations from around the world are chalking out moves to counter the measure. As part of a move to present a common international front against EU's move, the Indian government presented a working paper to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which has now been adopted as a resolution.
'After a long debate in the council of ICAO, the working paper presented by India and supported by 25 other states was fully adopted,' the civil aviation ministry said in a statement here.
According to the statement, the working paper was adopted by the ICAO in a meeting on 2 Nov in Montreal (Canada).
The paper urges the EU not to include non-EU airlines under the ETS.
The EU had unilaterally passed a regulation to include aviation in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), whereby all airlines - regardless of nationality - would be taxed in a graded scheme for emission limits while operating over Europe.
The ETS is scheduled to come into force from January 2012.
