Senate votes to ban US airlines from EU carbon trading

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Move heaps pressure on government and industry to come up with a global solution to avoid an all-out trade war

The Senate has unanimously passed a measure to stop US airlines complying with EU charges on emissions produced during flights in and out of its airports. The bill was approved in the early hours of...

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