by Kane Minks
The EU airline carbon tax may soon crash to the ground as a coalition of powerful nations threatens to launch a trade war against the European Union. Russia, China, America and India have formed an anti-carbon tax coalition to oppose the EU carbon tax and are planning retaliation against the EU if it doesn’t back down.
The EU’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) demands that carriers flying into European airspace pay a tax on carbon emissions. The law came into effect at the beginning of the year. The ETS requires all airlines to give the EU emission data so that a tax can be calculated and collected. Many airlines have told the EU to go fly a kite.
The airlines in the U.S. have requested that President Obama stop the EU action by filing an Article 84 complaint at the UN’s civil aviation governing board, which is called the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The U.S. airlines, which are represented by Airlines for America, said that an Article 84 action would create a global framework for dealing with carbon emissions. This UN mechanism allows nations to settle disputes.
Eco-fascists and the head of the ICAO oppose the Article 84 action, claiming that the process would gum up the effort to charge passengers and the airlines a tax as soon as possible. The UN and the EU could realize tens of billions of dollars from this carbon scam. The Eurozone, with a number of countries facing imminent economic collapse, is engaged in desperate schemes to prop up their falling house of cards.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress is getting into the act by writing a bill that would shield U.S. airlines from the EU carbon scheme. Senator John Thune, a republican from South Dakota, and Senator Claire McCaskill, a democrat from Missouri, have co-sponsored the bill.
Internationally, the EU is standing alone on this carbon scheme and facing severe consequences if it goes ahead with this tax. The U.S. has called this carbon scheme an attack against its sovereignty. The government of India has formally backed its airlines and their decision not to give the EU any carbon data. China has threatened the EU with a trade war. Punishment against the EU could include limiting flights from Europe and refusing to buy aircraft from European manufacturers.
Under the EU carbon tax scheme, passengers will be expected to pay a punitive tax on every ticket they buy. This will increase airline travel expenses and make Europe a less desirable destination for tourism and business. The world is trying to save the EU from its’ big mistake.
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Kane Minks
Business and Aviation 