Airlines "broadly happy" with carbon credit allowance

Will Nichols
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Over 212 million credits will be divided between aircraft operators when the sector enters EU emissions trading scheme in 2012

The European Commission has decided on the amount of carbon credits it will issue to aircraft operators when they enter its Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) next year, securing luke warm approval from...

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