martes, 9 de junio de 2015

MEPs threaten to block trade deal over rights to regulate carbon emissions | Environment | The Guardian

MEPs threaten to block trade deal over rights to regulate carbon emissions | Environment | The Guardian





MEPs threaten to block trade deal over rights to regulate carbon emissions


European parliament will ‘never consent’ to a Trade in Services
Agreement that could bypass emissions limits for airlines and ships,
senior figures warn




 Stena Line cargo ferry leaving Hook of Holland bound for Harwich in the UK, Netherlands.StenaLinecagofreightlorriesferryRo-RoriverRhineshipshippingHookofHollandNetherlandsDutchexportsimportsexportingimportingvesselholddeckfunnelsshipmentrollon-offonoffEuropeantransporttransportationfunnelsshippingcargotrucksNorthSeashipsferriesEuropeanbusinessindustryindustries



A cargo ferry leaves Hook of Holland. MEPs say Tisa, a new global trade deal, should not undermine emissions trading schemes.
Photograph: Clynt Garnham Shipping / Alamy/Alamy