Sun, Jun 28, 2009
Massive "Green" Tax Increase Will Have Strong Effect On
Aviation
ATA has issued the following statement in response to passage of
the Waxman-Markey climate change bill:
"The nation's airlines have an impressive environmental record
and are committed to working with the administration to address
climate change, but we have strong concerns about the Waxman-Markey
bill and its punitive one-size-fits-all approach," said ATA
President and CEO James C. May. "This cap-and-trade bill creates an
onerous fuel tax on the airline industry."
"Fuel costs will skyrocket, hindering the ability of U.S.
airlines to continue to improve their environmental performance
through fleet modernization and technological advances, weakening
their ability to compete in the global markets," added ATA.
While seeking to impose these
onerous new taxes, Congress also appears to recognize that this is
the wrong approach to follow when it comes to aviation since
elsewhere in the same legislation Congress recognizes the unique
nature of global aviation. Language offered by Congressman Rick
Larsen and included in the Waxman-Markey bill states that the
United States should:
- Continue to actively promote, within the International Civil
Aviation Organization, the development of a global framework for
the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from civil aircraft that
recognizes the uniquely international nature of the industry and
treats commercial aviation industries in all countries fairly;
and
- Work with foreign governments towards a global agreement that
reconciles foreign carbon emissions reduction programs to minimize
duplicative requirements and avoids unnecessary complication for
the aviation industry, while still achieving the environmental
goals.
"These conflicting views in the Waxman-Markey legislation
indicate clearly that, at least as to aviation, far more work needs
to be done to construct the right approach to dealing with climate
change. What we have now just does not make sense."
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