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<p>Aviation was included in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) from 1 January 2012. Verified emissions data for 2012, released by the European Commission in April 2013<Sup>1</Sup>, showedthat aircraft operators emitted 54.9 million tonnes of CO<Sub>2</Sub>equivalent (MtCO<Sub>2e</Sub>) for the whole of the EU, including 15.8MtCO<Sub>2e</Sub> for operators regulated by the UK. As emissions datafor the second year of operation of the aviation EU ETS will not beavailable until April 2014, an assessment of the decrease in carbonemissions cannot yet bemade.</p><p>Note:</p><p>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-437_en.htm</p> |