Swift action if EU insists on ETS stand
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June 13, 2012, Wednesday
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CHINA will take swift counter-measures that could include impounding European aircraft if the European Union punishes Chinese airlines for not complying with its scheme to curb carbon emissions, the China Air Transport Association said in Beijing yesterday.
The warning came as the United Nations' aviation body is concerned about the growing threat of bilateral reprisals.
Chinese airlines, which have been told by the government not to comply with the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, refused to meet a March 31 deadline for submitting carbon emissions data.
A new stand-off looms after EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said the carriers would have until the end of this week to submit their data or face enforcement action.
"Chinese airlines are unanimous on this. We won't provide the data," said Wei Zhenzhong, secretary-general of CATA.
The EU can fine airlines for non-compliance or carry out other reprisals, including impounding aircraft.
"We would not like to see a situation of 'you hold up my planes and I hold yours,'" Wei said.
CATA members include Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines.
The warning came as the United Nations' aviation body is concerned about the growing threat of bilateral reprisals.
Chinese airlines, which have been told by the government not to comply with the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, refused to meet a March 31 deadline for submitting carbon emissions data.
A new stand-off looms after EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said the carriers would have until the end of this week to submit their data or face enforcement action.
"Chinese airlines are unanimous on this. We won't provide the data," said Wei Zhenzhong, secretary-general of CATA.
The EU can fine airlines for non-compliance or carry out other reprisals, including impounding aircraft.
"We would not like to see a situation of 'you hold up my planes and I hold yours,'" Wei said.
CATA members include Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines.
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