To Dudes (and our non European friends),
Yes, it will affect ALL aircraft flying into the 27 JAA states from 1st Jan 2012.
This is seriously pi**ing off a lot of countries because they will not only pay for the emissions they spurt out over Europe, but they will pay for ALL of the emissions they spurt out elsewhere before they arrive over European airspace. And guess who gets ALL of the money? Yep, right first time...it goes into the pot of the European Trading Emissions Scheme, irrespective of which other lands you may have overflown. If you fly into Europe, it don't matter where you emitted, WE get the money for ALL of your en route CO2 burn!
Don't you just love these Eurocrats? Won't be long before all visitors will have to pay to breath our air.