European Union governments gave their formal approval on Friday to include aviation in the bloc's emissions trading scheme, they said in a statement.
As a result of the decision, the 27-nation bloc will include aviation from 2012 in the programme, a key tool in its plan to fight climate change.
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/emissions-trading
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