EU ministers have agreed to impose carbon emissions quotas on airlines in an attempt to fight climate change.
The Environment Commissioner, Stavros Dimas, said a strong signal had to be sent, although MEPs had wanted carriers to be included in the EU emissions trading scheme in 2011, not 2012.
The United States opposes the idea and has threatened legal action.
And the airline industry fears the cost of the carbon trading scheme could force some carriers out of business.
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