Qantas and Virgin Blue have spoken out against the extra costs which would be imposed on the airlines as a result of the proposed emissions trading scheme. (Paul Sadler)
Aviation & the emissions trading green paper
Australian airlines are set to face more challenges under the federal government’s proposed emissions trading scheme as set out in its recent green paper.
That was the opinion of the CEOs of Qantas and Virgin Blue, but other aviation interest groups are holding their fire until more details on how the ETS may affect inputs of other operators which will not be directly forced to pay for emissions permits.
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