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U.S. Senate Committee Advances Anti-ETS Legislation

AIN AIR TRANSPORT PERSPECTIVE » AUGUST 6, 2012

by  BILL CAREY

Inside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., a Senate committee advanced legislation that would prohibit U.S. airlines from participating in Europe's emissions trading scheme. The House passed a similar bill in October. (Photo: Bill Carey)

August 6, 2012, 1:20 PM

The long-simmering dispute over Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) heated up after aU.S. Senate committee advanced legislation that would empower the secretary of transportation to prohibit American airlines from participating in the carbon cap-and-trade construct. But the Obama administration did not officially endorse the legislation. Instead, the Administration continues to push for the development of an alternative emissions reduction scheme by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal.