ECJ aviation emissions ruling sharply divides stakeholders

摘要

The reaction in the United States to the EU Court of Justice's 21 December 2011 ruling vindicating the EU's ability to regulate global aviation emissions (see separate article) was sharply divided. Environmental groups warmly welcomed the ruling, the US airline industry (which took the case) vented strong disapproval, while the US government is clearly backing the airlines. "The court did not fully address legal issues raised and has established a damaging and questionable precedent by ruling that the EU can ignore the Chicago Convention," said Airlines for America (A4A), the lobby for the US airline industry. A4A "is reviewing options to pursue the English High Court," but "in the meantime, A4A members will comply under protest" with the EU's Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), the organisation said.