Didn't get there myself but will be attending the Heathrow one tomorrow. I got some feedback from a friend who did attend and his summary agreed with yours that it was a somewhat heated discussion. Lot of "Um's" and "R's" but with little help other than quoting the regulations.
I've raised several questions on the Environment Agency "helpline" but apart from a couple of answers they tend to quote various regulations which don't answer the question. I suspect maybe wrongly that they don't have any real understanding of Aviation and Business Aviation in particular.
I have noticed that the EA now have some further documents on their website which need to be read.
Environment Agency - EU Emissions Trading Scheme - Aviation
Guidance for the Aviation Industry
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...1.0_280509.pdf
ANNUAL EMISSIONS MONITORING PLAN
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk..._operator).pdf
TONNE-KILOMETRE MONITORING PLAN
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...n_oerator).pdf
I'll see what tomorrow brings - but I'm not expecting much
If you are inclined go to the following;
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/clim...008/10.ata.pdf
and go to Page 17 Section 4 which it the ATA response to the consultation document it starts with "The Effort to Encompass International Aviation within the EU ETS is Illegal" Interesting reading!
Mike Echo