The EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) was originally intended to cover CO2 emissions from all flights arriving and departing from EU airports. Amid fierce opposition and threats of a trade war, Europe temporarily amended the scheme for 2012 to only include flights...
In 2012 Ryanair made an estimated €8 million windfall from overcharging its passengers for the costs of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS), reveals Sandbag Climate Campaign in a new report on aviation’s controversial first year in the EU carbon market....
Germany has a fairy-tale allure for environmentalists. The burgeoning renewable sector, the phase out of nuclear, the transition to low carbon energy or Energiewende to give it its official name. Yet for all the windmills and solar panels Germany is not the green...
The EU’s emissions can increase by 2.2% year-on-year and still technically meet Europe’s 2020 emissions reduction target, because of a loophole in how the targets are set, says Sandbag Climate Campaign in a briefing note released today.
**The EU’s emissions can increase by 2.2% year-on-year and still technically meet Europe’s 2020 emissions reduction target, because of a loophole in how the targets are set**, says Sandbag Climate Campaign in a [briefing note released...
