The inclusion of Swiss flights in the EU ETS under ?Stop the clock? is lawful, says ECJ Advocate General on GreenAir Online

Tue 26 July 2016 – The continued inclusion of flights between the EU and Switzerland in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is justified and legal, a senior advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The ‚Stop the clock‘ decision by the EU in 2013 to temporarily suspend the obligation for airlines to monitor and report emissions and to surrender allowances in respect of flights between EEA States – EU plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein – and most third countries did not e
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