BRUSSELS ANGERED OVER OBAMA BLOCKING USA AIRLINES USE OF EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING
November 1st, 2012
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) climate action Commissioner has reacted with a characteristic show of impudence on Twitter to US President Barack Obama's signing into law of a bill barring US airlines from participating in the EU's emissions-trading scheme (ETS).
Connie Hedegaard issued a tweet to her followers saying she was disappointed Obama had failed to combat climate change, despite his renewed electoral mandate:
"So far the re-elected President Obama's climate change policies look EXACTLY as in first term. Wonder when we'll see the ...
Full access to this article can be arranged with permission from the client that first ordered it. Please contact us to request access. Entries are uploaded to our archive at least one year after being published by a client – free access is restricted to International News Services journalists for background research only. The article date indicates when copy was filed to a client, not when posted to this archive. Upon client requests, International News Services will remove such articles from the archive or not upload them in the first place. They are included to demonstrate the breadth of topics undertaken by the agency and also to help promote clients’ coverage.