71 of the top brands using carbon offsets in the industries of Airlines, Auto, Bottled Water, Consumer Products, Credit Card, Energy, Events, Facebook, Fashion, Online Retail, Publications, Shipping, Shopping Malls, Travel

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BRUSSELS – LOW-COST airlines claimed on Monday they will not make windfall profits from a trading programme intended to limit their greenhouse gas emissions.

The European Union (EU) wants all airlines that fly within its borders to trade pollution permits beginning in 2011, forcing them to buy more permits if they want to operate more or longer flights.

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Tags: Airlines, EU, EU ETS

The Emissions Cost Assessment released by the British government revealed that airline travelers are currently paying more carbon taxes than would normally be required to offset the extent of damage they are causing to the climate.

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Tags: Airline Industry, Airlines, Aviation, Carbon Tax, Emissions Trading Scheme, EU ETS, Friends of the Earth, Green Tax, Nicholas Stern, UK