EE&PL's look at the news, focusing on the airlines row, US opposition to the law, Rio+ 20 gloom and a call to double clean energy spending

摘要

European attempts to enforce its emissions trading scheme on airlines may undermine a global solution to curb aviation's environmental damage and risk a trade war, Iata claims. The International Air Transport Association, which represents 240 airlines worldwide, reiterated its call for the EU to drop its "unilateral and extraterritorial" scheme, which is opposed by several major powers, some of whom have hinted at retaliatory measures.