ERA is committed to pursuing every effort to minimise aviations environmental impact through research, technological progress and operational measures. ERA supports an ‘open’ emissions trading scheme (ETS), solely for CO2 emissions, provided (alongside other requirements) such a scheme has been demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt to be beneficial to the environment and without any severe detrimental consequences. A well-designed ETS would be far more cost-efficient and environmentally effective than taxes and charges. 

ERA strongly advocates that comprehensive business impact assessments are undertaken for any proposed ETS. The scheme must be designed to be introduced without distorting international competition or imposing unreasonable cost burdens on air operators. All operators on all routes covered by the scheme must be treated equally.

The European Parliament issued a proposal for the inclusion of aviation in the current EU emissions trading scheme in December 2006. 



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November 2008 ERA Position paper on the proposal to review the mother directive on Emissions Trading

November 2008 Ernst & Young Study on the impact of including aviation in the EU ETS scheme *

November 2008 ERA Directorate Practical Guide to the EC Directive to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme UPDATED *

November 2008 ERA response to the EC consultation on ETS monitoring, reporting and verification

August 2008 Joint Reply to the EC Carbon Leakage Questionnaire*

July 2008 Information table of proposed amendments to European Commission's Proposal to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme UPDATE*

June 2008 Information table of proposed amendments to European Commission's Proposal to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme UPDATE*

June 2008 ERA lobbying paper on inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS prior to European Parliaments 2nd Reading

May 2008 Revised Joint Industry Position on EU Council's Common Position on the inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS & European Parliament Rapporteur's Draft Recommendation for 2nd Reading

May 2008 Joint Industry Position on EU Council's Common Position on the inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS & European Parliament Rapporteur's Draft Recommendation for 2nd Reading

April 2008 ERA Position on EU Council Common Position on the inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS & European Parliament Rapporteur's Draft Recommendation for 2nd Reading

January 2008 EU Council Position of 20 December 2007

December 2007 Information table of proposed amendments to European Commission's Proposal to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme*

December 2007 Data Requirements under the European Commission's Proposal to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme*

December 2007 ERA letter to Transport & Environment Ministers of the European Council regarding the European Commission's Proposal to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme 

October 2007 ERA letter to MEPs on Amendments to the European Commission's Proposal to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

October 2007 European Aviation Industry Joint Response on Amendments to the European Commission's Proposal to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

July 2007 ERA Directorate Practical Guide to the EC propsal to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme*

June 2007 ERA Addtional Amendments to the EU Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community

June 2007 European Aviation Industry Common Position on Key Amendments to the EU Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community 

June 2007 Mike Ambrose's presentation given to the media and invited MEPs at the launch press conference for the New Industry Impact Assessment on the Inclusion of Aviation into EU Emission Trading Scheme

June 2007 Press Release on the New Industry Impact Assessment on the Inclusion of Aviation into EU Emissions Trading Scheme 

June 2007 Executive Summary Ernst & Young Analysis of the EC Proposal to Include Aviation Activities in the Emissions Trading Scheme

June 2007 Full Report Ernst & Young Analysis of the EC Proposal to Include Aviation Activities in the Emissions Trading Scheme*

December 2006 EU Impact Assessement 

December 2006 Summary EU Impact Assessment 

December 2006 EU Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community

October 2006 European Aviation Industry Joint Statement on Emissions Trading Scheme 

July 2005 European Aviation Industry Joint Position on Emissions Containment Policy

October 2003 Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC 



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