Coalition Lobbies Senate on Passage of EU-ETS Prohibition Bill
As a follow-up to our October 26, 2011 post entitled, “House Passes European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act,” the National Business Aviation Association (“NBAA”) along with 14 other organizations representing the aviation sector formed a coalition to lobby the Senate on the passage of Senate Bill S.1956. The Senate bill is similar to that of House bill H.R. 2594, which passed convincingly in the House and prohibits U.S. airlines from complying with the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (“EU-ETS”). The coalition claims that U.S. operators would lose billions of dollars if the EU-ETS prohibition is not passed, which in turn would fill the coffers of the European governments.
The projected date of implementation of the EU-ETS is January 1, 2012. For more details regarding the Coalition please see the NBAA website.
Special thanks to Michael Karp, Business Development and Marketing Intern, for assistance in preparing this post.
