Emissions trading: Cheap and dirty

The linchpin of Europe’s effort to curb global warming is at risk of collapse

When the European Union decided last month to press ahead with a plan to force foreign airlines to pay for the carbon pollution generated by each flight landing at its airports, Brussels policymakers justified their action as the only way to forge a global solution to one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

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