EU accused of "compromise too far" as it ditches aviation emissions rules

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European Parliament approves plan for airlines to only submit carbon allowances for flights between EU airports

MEPs today approved plans to limit carbon charges to flights between EU airports until 2017, leaving green campaigners to decry Europe's "capitulation" to threats from countries such as China, the US and...

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