EU to US: Pay for cabron emissions or face flight sanctions
Mar 14, 2008, 5:06 pm
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EU to US: Pay for cabron emissions or face flight sanctions
Another piece of nonsense relating to carbon emissions/global warming...
http://www2.u.tv/BusinessNews/index....ate=14/03/2008
I like how the EU is threating to not allow certain flights to the EU by US carriers if they don't buy offset credits. Of course, that will just lead to the US imposing flight sanctions on European airlines...
Damn politics...
http://www2.u.tv/BusinessNews/index....ate=14/03/2008
I like how the EU is threating to not allow certain flights to the EU by US carriers if they don't buy offset credits. Of course, that will just lead to the US imposing flight sanctions on European airlines...
Damn politics...
Mar 14, 2008, 9:49 pm
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Mar 14, 2008, 11:01 pm
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Mar 14, 2008, 11:16 pm
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I'm skeptical that the EU has the ability to do this - can anybody who knows comment. Surely the most they can do is lean on national governments ?
But either way, it's a dumb idea - GVA, ZRH, OSL, etc would surely love to become the EU gateway of choice for US carriers.
But either way, it's a dumb idea - GVA, ZRH, OSL, etc would surely love to become the EU gateway of choice for US carriers.
Mar 14, 2008, 11:35 pm
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OTOH, Minsk may well become an up-and-coming destination for US airlines.
Mar 15, 2008, 11:28 am
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The EU is evidently determined to start a green trade war, regarless of WTO treaty obligations. First GMOs, now this, and if this doesn't do it, I'm sure they'll find something else.
Not the US is lily white on trade matters (eg steel tarrifs)
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Mar 15, 2008, 2:22 pm
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I am not convinced that the EU wants to fight a "green trade war" or anything else large-scale. It's just that green taxes are fashionable, and many Eurocrats are anxious to show that they are being useful to their citizens and the planet....
I usually think that these people are targeted unfairly and blamed for everything but the weather, however I view green taxes as totally inappropriate, at least for a trade bloc that continues doing business with India and (to a lesser extent) China.