{"id":7971,"date":"2012-02-15T02:04:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T00:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/eu-airline-charge-hurts-climate-fight-china-india\/"},"modified":"2012-02-15T02:04:48","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T00:04:48","slug":"eu-airline-charge-hurts-climate-fight-china-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/eu-airline-charge-hurts-climate-fight-china-india\/","title":{"rendered":"EU airline charge hurts climate fight-China, India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Nigam Prusty<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">NEW DELHI<\/span> Feb 14 (Reuters) &#8211; The European Union&#8217;s<br \/>\nmove to charge airlines for carbon emissions violates<br \/>\ninternational laws and jeopardises global efforts to fight<br \/>\nclimate change, the BASIC group of countries, which includes<br \/>\nChina, said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From Jan. 1, all airlines using EU airports have come under<br \/>\nthe European Union Emissions Trading Scheme, and any airline<br \/>\nthat does not comply could face a fine of 100 euros ($128) for<br \/>\neach tonne of carbon dioxide emitted for which they have not<br \/>\nsurrendered allowances.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the case of persistent offenders, the EU has the right to<br \/>\nban airlines from its airports &#8211; rules that have drawn protest<br \/>\nfrom airlines around the world. China said it would bar its<br \/>\ncarriers from taking part.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a two-day meeting in New Delhi that ended on Tuesday, the<br \/>\nenvironment ministers of Brazil, South Africa, India and China,<br \/>\nknown as the BASIC bloc, said the EU rule ran counter to the<br \/>\nidea of &#8220;multilateralism&#8221; and to the provisions of the U.N.<br \/>\nFramework Convention on Climate Change.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ministers noted that the unilateral action by EU in the<br \/>\nname of climate change was taken despite strong international<br \/>\nopposition and would seriously jeopardise the international<br \/>\nefforts to combat climate change,&#8221; they said in a joint<br \/>\nstatement.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ministers recognised the threat of similar unilateral<br \/>\nmeasures being considered by developed countries in the name of<br \/>\nclimate change in the area of international shipping and<br \/>\nexpressed their concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Foreign governments say Brussels has exceeded its legal<br \/>\njurisdiction by calculating the carbon cost over the whole<br \/>\nflight, not just Europe.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Non-EU airlines say the levy is discriminatory.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI Feb 14 (Reuters) &#8211; The European Union&#8217;s move to charge airlines for carbon emissions violates international laws and jeopardises global efforts to fight climate change, the BASIC group of countries, which includes China, said on Tuesday. 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