VOL. XLIV

No 39

24-September-2001

SUPPLY/DEMAND

EU To Call For Jet Fuel Tax ToCurb Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The EU is to call for theintroduction of tax on aviation fuel at the upcoming 25 September meeting ofthe International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal as a means ofcurbing environmental damage from jet engine emissions, EU transport andenvironment ministers said on 15 September. Belgian Transport Minister IsabelleDurant, who will represent the EU at the ICAO meeting,...