Aviation EU ETS Directive published

The Directive to include aviation in the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETSⁱ) has been published in the EU’s Official Journal, and will enter into force on 2 February 2009. The Directive stipulates that all flights into and out of European airports will be included in the scheme as of 2012. Airline emissions will be capped at 97% of their 2004-6 levels in 2012 and at 95% after that. In addition, airlines will have to pay for 15% of their allowance allocation. Member States have one year to transpose the Directive into national law. CEMBUREAU was opposed to the inclusion of aviation inthe EU ETS, and also questions the logic of setting a different cap for aviation than for other sectors.

The Directive is available here