Looks like it will get more interesting yet...
"The European Court of Justice is set to hold its first hearing today on the legality of the European Union's emissions trading plan for the airline industry. The Air Transport Association and several of its American member airlines are suing to overturn it. If they succeed, the first and only legally binding legislation to curb climate forcing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from air transport will be grounded at the gate...
...while not formally joining the lawsuit, several governments -- most notably the U.S. and China -- have begun to cry foul. ...and China is reported to have delayed a $4 billion deal to purchase 10 Airbus A380 jets out of protest..."
Kelly Rigg: Aviation Industry on Trial: The Dark Arts of Climate Obstructionism
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