"BRUSSELS -- Airlines flying to and from European airports have complied with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and reported their greenhouse gas emissions data, except for the refusal of aircraft operators from China and India."

"Europe's Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said today that China and India have only 10 commercial airlines currently operating to or from the EU, representing less than one percent of emission reports and less than three percent of emissions.

In this, the second year of emissions reporting, aircraft operators showed a very high level of compliance, with more than 1,200 emissions reports for 2011 submitted to the Member States.

As in 2010, almost all commercial airlines with significant operations to or from EU airports reported their 2011 emissions on time, ahead of the introduction of mandatory reporting. At this time aircraft emissions do not trigger obligations to surrender allowances and are not needed for specific regulatory purposes."

Enevironment News Service had the story May 15, 2012. [2]