Beijing China's airlines are not allowed to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the EU without government permission, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

In a statement, the CAAC said it had been authorized by China's Cabinet to notify the ban to all domestic airlines. The EU's decision to charge flights into and out of EU airports for carbon emission "runs contrary to relevant principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the International Civil Aviation Regulations."