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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed disappointment at today’s decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which upheld European Union (EU) plans to include international aviation in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) from 2012. “Today’s decision is a disappointment but not a surprise. It does not bring us any closer to a much-needed global approach to economic measures to account for aviation’s international emissions. Unilateral, extra-territorial and market distorting initiatives such as the EU ETS are not the way forward. What is needed is a global approach agreed through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO on press release.
The CJEU decision represents a European legal interpretation of EU ETS; however, the success of Europe’s plans will depend on how non-European states view its legal and political acceptability. In this respect, there is growing global opposition.
The CJEU decision was in response to a legal challenge presented by the Air Transport Association of America (now Airlines for America), a number of US airlines, IATA and the National Airlines Council for Canada. Together they argued that the EU ETS contravened the Chicago Convention which prohibits such taxation of international aviation. The CJEU ruled that the Chicago Convention does not bind the EU which is not a signatory and that the ETS does not violate any other aspect of international law.
“The CJEU decision may reflect European confidence in European plans. But that confidence is by no means shared by the outside world where opposition is growing. A formal resolution of the ICAO Council supported by 26 countries urged Europe to take a different approach. India is reported to have instructed its airlines not to comply. Similar legislation is moving through the US Congress. Other legal challenges are expected. And on16 December the US Secretaries of State and Transportation warned that the US would be compelled to take appropriate action if Europe does not re-think its plans,” said Tyler. The US letter noted that at least 43 countries have publicly objected to Europe’s plans.
The air transport industry has made global commitments to improve fuel efficiency by 1.5% annually to 2020, to cap net emissions from 2020 and to cut net emissions in half by 2050 (compared to 2005 levels). “A global framework for economic measures is a critical component of our strategy to achieve these challenging targets. But we won’t get agreement on a global approach if states are throwing rocks at each other because Europe wants to act extra-territorially. Europe should take credit for raising the issue of aviation and climate change on the global agenda. But what is needed now is for Europe to work with the rest of the world through ICAO to achieve a global solution. Today’s decision Emission Trading Scheme has not changed that reality,” said Tyler.
At its 37th Assembly in 2010, 15 principles were agreed through ICAO for a global framework on economic measures. A commitment to develop a framework based on these measures for agreement at the 38th ICAO Assembly in 2013 was also achieved.
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EU ETS aviation hubs (1),USA airline in EU Emission trading scheme (1)Time magazine choice protesters as the winner of Time Person of The Year 2011. This choice is unusual, not only one the winner but people become the winner. Time selected redefining people power around the world as the key figure of 2011. There was the protester and politic movement around the world this year started from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.
There was protesters with floundering economic ini Spain and Greece and the Occupy Wall Street protester in New York, and Washington, Chicago, and cities as small as Trenton, N.J.
And these are time magazine person of the year :
2011 : The Protesters
2010 : Mark Zuckerberg , Facebook founder and CEO
2009 : Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman
2008 : Barack Obama, USA President
2007 : Vladimir Putin, Rusia President
2006 : You,
2005 : The Good Samaritans,
2004 : George-W-Bush
2003 : The American soldier
2002 : The Whistleblowers
2001 : Rudolp Giuliani, American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York
Time Magazine define “Time Magazine Person of the Year” is the person or thing that has most influenced the culture and the news during the past year for good or for ill.
The Scientists try to search God Particle that’s believed become the key the universe creating. Based on experiments, No one expected a definitive discovery, and none was announced. But scientists who gathered in an auditorium for a seminar at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) erupted in sustained applause at what seems to be a major step toward a scientific breakthrough. But, at the Large Hadron Collider they try to search the freshest findings in their hunt for the Higgs boson, many researcher and people on the world known as “the God particle.”
Scientist announce this research known about the shpongle god particle on Dec. 13.
You can get more information about god particle found in science book entitled “The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What is the Question?”. This book published in 1993 by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon M. Lederman and science writer Dick Teresi. The book from Dell Publishing provides a brief history of particle physics, starting with the Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Democritus, and continuing through Isaac Newton, Roger J. Boscovich, Michael Faraday, and Ernest Rutherford and quantum physics in the 20th century
Wikipedia write, ScotRail operated from 1997 to 2004. This train transportation used for Scottis all of them sepcially for cross border servie. With coverage areas included London, Watford, Crewe, Preston, Carlisle and Newcastle, this national transportation has 309 fleet and 336 station.
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On Desember 8, 2011, there was scotrail news that is this company ScotRail can confirm that a temporary timetable will be introduced at 10.00 this morning as Network Rail applies speed restrictions of 50mph for safety reasons as a result of weather forecasts that hurricane force winds will reach 90mph.
The train operator also advised commuters that because the high winds are expected to peak in the afternoon and early afternoon, it would be a sensible step to leave work earlier where practicable to help avoid rush-hour delays.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is a celebrated Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary. Under this title, she is officially proclaimed by the Catholic Church as the Patroness of Americas, Empress of Latin America and Protectress of the Unborn Children. This celebration also known as Virgin of Guadalupe started on December 9, 1531.
Today, children Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. They sent one made out of balloons high into the sky. Nearly 50 first-graders crowded on to the playground of the Catholic school off Monte Sano Avenue on Monday afternoon. After praying one decade of the rosary together, they released the balloons, which floated off toward Highland Avenue, where they were spotted by staff and students at Aquinas High School.
Some of the 60 balloons were filled with helium, while others were blown up by the youth and held slips of prayers and the message “God Bless America.” chronicle Augusta.com reported.
Today thoudasands people are marching across for annual celebration. guadalupe church La Morenita recently converted Aztec indigenous peasant, had a vision of a young woman while he was on a hill in the Tepeyac desert, near Mexico City. The lady asked him to build a church exactly on the spot where they were standing. He told the local Bishop Juan de Zumarraga, who asked for proof in exchange.
