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<_< ------- http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2011/12/21/european-court-approves-carbon-trade-for-aviation/
Flying to Europe just got more interesting!
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It goes both ways. Right now Europe can not afford a war over this issue. The European economy and the US economy are very sensitive. People are reluctant to shed extra cash for this foolish Carbon Tax. Another way to generate more money for the good of the world.
WorldTraveler
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The US hasn't said what it will do but I suspect they will retaliate in some way.... ultimately, if it comes down to all flights to/from Europe, every carrier will lose equally. But it is clear that the mindset in Europe is that air travel is wasteful and destructive to the environment... and the UK has some of the highest taxes on airline travel among large markets in the world and taxes restrict demand...
Well you can be sure that if the US Airlines retaliate, American will do the opposite.
NO problem,
If they want to ride busses ,trains,bikes, or for that matter walk around their little countrys let them do it and then when they come to the USA on their European passports make them ride the trains, busses,bikes, or walk around and see just how little they get to see on their "holidays". It's pretty hard to walk to Disney world from Europe.
Euro Meatball
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:angry: Hello! the rest of planet Earth calling
This is not an anti North American plot, but anti pollution plan. I applies to ALLairlines flying in Europe, including European Airlines
The USA drew worldwide criticism for failing to adopt the greatest international agreement for the reduction of some greenhouse gases, The Kyoto Protocol, which has been accepted by nearly every other country. This is despite the fact that the USA is by a massive margin the world's biggest polluter and very disproportionately so. The US administrations have repeatedly stated that they would not adopt such protocols if they harm American economy. Has commercialism and greed overcome all common sense and thought for the welfare of future generations. Your comments only show how blinkered you are.
Europe is making an effort in pointing the way, but the worlds biggest polluter just don't want to see it.
This is not an anti North American plot, but anti pollution plan. I applies to ALLairlines flying in Europe, including European Airlines
The USA drew worldwide criticism for failing to adopt the greatest international agreement for the reduction of some greenhouse gases, The Kyoto Protocol, which has been accepted by nearly every other country. This is despite the fact that the USA is by a massive margin the world's biggest polluter and very disproportionately so. The US administrations have repeatedly stated that they would not adopt such protocols if they harm American economy. Has commercialism and greed overcome all common sense and thought for the welfare of future generations. Your comments only show how blinkered you are.
Europe is making an effort in pointing the way, but the worlds biggest polluter just don't want to see it.
Euro Meatball
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Bet you have a lot of friends :angry: :angry2:
xUT
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A carbon tax is yet another ponzi tax scheme.
Where will these taxes go?
To reduce our carbon footprint?
Besides, this isn't an AA subject and should be moved.
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eolesen
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You've been brainwashed, meatball.
Global warming is going to happen regardless, and so much of the evidence used for Kyoto was manufactured to fit the agenda of a bunch of tree huggers, so the US may have been the only country not bamboozled by Al Gore and his academic fraudsters.
Even Canada has seen thru this, and is withdrawing from Kyoto. That was just announced last week. Canada joins China and the US in being environment haters...
As countries go, it is China, not the US, who holds the title of worst polluter.
IIRC, cattle are really the biggest polluters, not airplanes. Maybe hamburgers should be taxed at the rate of air travel..... http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/cow-emissions-more-damaging-to-planet-than-cosub2sub-from-cars-427843.html
AA deserves what it gets for not exploiting the Americas ( North and South ) , and Asia from JFK. Instead it destroyed another carrier aka TWA by purchasing it's family jewels, namely the LHR routes. Only to later become a lower class alternative and feeder to BA.
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Frank Szabo
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You sound like one of those at an "Occupy Wall Street" pig-in. Have you crapped on a cop car today?
Why don't you and your buddies just do what you're best at and start another war or something?
Mrs. McFly
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This is the equivalent of checked bag fees on a much grander level.
xUT
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Not hardly.
With bag fees you get to check a bag.
With a carbon tax you get nothing in return.
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