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Mr President, for many years the International Civil Aviation Organisation has been looking at market-based options designed to limit aviation emissions and introduce the aircraft and operating practices that are best environmentally.
The ICAO has been looking at three options: taxes on fuel or emissions, emission charges and emissions trading. Unfortunately, under pressure from the United States, the Council has decided to propose a resolution which recommends that the ICAO only pursue emissions trading and, therefore, disregard the other options. This is clearly contrary to our objectives.
The Commission shares the view that the European Union must make the most appropriate use of all economic instruments for achieving sustainability in the aviation sector, as it does in other sectors. This means pressing to keep all options – taxation, emissions charging and emissions trading – open. This view was unanimously supported by all Member States in the Council, in COREPER, when it was discussed in July.
It is important that we keep all options open, not favouring any particular option at this stage, so that Europe can decide on the best way forward, after further analysis, on the basis of realistic policy alternatives. Since there is no certainty at present that any one measure will suffice, disregarding any option that might help limit the impact of aviation on climate change at this stage is not desirable. Therefore, even though this will be difficult, the Commission will work during the Assembly to try to achieve a resolution that keeps options open. Support from third countries is likely to be limited.
The situation once again illustrates the isolation of the European Union's position because it is not a full member of the ICAO and does not have the capability to influence the ICAO process from an early stage. It also calls for the closest possible cooperation between EU Member States during the Assembly if an acceptable outcome is to be achieved. Ultimately, it may be necessary to maintain a European reserve, in order not to be politically committed to implementing such a resolution if it is unsatisfactory. This would not be unprecedented; it has been done in the past, notably for the Hushkit Dossier. The European position will, at times, be coordinated following normal procedures involving COREPER."@en1
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