I dipendenti cinesi lavorare accanto al logo di Air China durante una mostra a Chongqing Cina, 16 maggio 2013. La Commissione europea ha detto giovedì (1
Chinese employees work next to the logo of Air China during an exhibition in Chongqing, China, 16 May 2013. The European Commission said Thursday (16 May 2013) that Air China and Air India were among 10 Chinese and Indian airlines facing the prospect of fines and exclusion from airports in the European Union for refusing to comply with rules aimed at regulating greenhouse emissions. The carriers are accused of not providing emissions data, as required by the European rules, and not participating in a permit system that entitles airlines to emit greenhouse gases in European airspace. The volumes of carbon dioxide that the European Commission said the 10 carriers emitted through their jet engines in Europe last year was comparable to the emissions from burning about 130 rail cars of coal. The commission said the eight Chinese carriers could face fines totaling 2.4 million euros, or US$3 million, and the two Indian airlines face total fines of 30, 000 euros.
