A European Union law that charges airlines for carbon emissions is "a deal-breaker" for global climate change talks, India's environment minister said, hardening her stance on a scheme that has dra

New Delhi Making its opposition to the European Union’s move to tax airlines for emission clear, the aviation ministry has decided to pass an order banning Indian carriers from making any such payment.

“We have been against such a levy from the beginning itself. We will soon issue an order banning airlines from paying any tax on carbon emission to EU,” said a senior civil aviation ministry official.

New Delhi: After a carbon tax was levied on aviation by the European Union (EU), the government is now preparing for a possible trade war with the European Commission (EC) imposing a similar tax on

New Delhi With the deadline for domestic carriers to submit their carbon emission data with European Union (EU) ending on Saturday, the tussle between the government of India and the EU has turned murkier.

Both of them are threatening to take strong actions against each other in case of implementation\non-implementation of the proposed levy on the carbon emission by every airline.

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The European Union would consider limiting its new aviation carbon levy to its own airspace, but only as part of a global deal on plane emissions, a senior commission official said on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: India formally joined China in asking its airlines to boycott the European Union's carbon scheme, confirming what a senior government source previously told Reuters and stoking a diploma