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Aviation carbon trade approved by European court
The Associated Press
The European Union's highest court has upheld the EU's right to impose its cap-and-trade scheme on international airlines using European airports, rejecting an appeal from U.S. airlines.
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg dismissed the argument Wednesday that the program infringes on national sovereignty or violates international aviation treaties.
The carbon trading program is due to go into effect Jan. 1.
It is one of the widest reaching measures adopted by any country or regional bloc to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
The suit was brought by U.S. airlines acting through the industry trade organization Airlines for America, but the protest was supported by China, India and other countries with international carriers.
The National Airlines Council of Canada, which speaks on behalf of Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat, Jazz and others, had lent its support to the lawsuit.
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