On February 8, Xiao Li, a Jin森化jiang native studying in Portugal著地, stopped in Amsterdam, the Net線了herlands from Hong Kong, and flew船暗 to Lisbon, Portugal to continue hi日東s class. The price of his round-t會子rip air ticket from Hong Kong to L光廠isbon was RMB 7,800, which was 看民no significant increase compared with家雜 the same period last year. However,校時 Xiao Li knows that because the EU ma紅厭y impose a carbon emission tax o站短n civil aviation companies, the same r話水ound-trip ticket may increase by 60話習0 yuan this summer, and this s樂水ummer "I may not go home.&quo到冷t; Xiao Li said.

Recently, the European Union de低光cided to impose a carbon emissio器多n tax on flights to and from it工相s member states. In response, relev什風ant Chinese authorities have propos子習ed prohibiting domestic transportati相讀on airlines from participating i樹子n the EU emissions trading system,爸火 and prohibiting transportation airline照很s from increasing tariffs or In鐘新crease fees. To this end, 26 cou個拿ntries, including China, decide志南d to hold a meeting in Moscow on Februa腦花ry 21 to jointly discuss counterm錯這easures against EU carbon emissions 行廠tax.

　　 Air tickets to Europe may in鄉分crease by more than 300 yuan

"If this cost is shared wi金藍th every passenger going to Euro民間pe, in 2012 alone, the economy class t站水icket to Europe will increase by 又知at least 300 yuan, and this cost may 子我increase year by year." The Ch她生ina Air Transport Association predicts 河開that if not To avoid the EU carbon ta議錯x, China's civil aviation indu不高stry will pay the EU a carbon tax of a河相pproximately RMB 800 million in 2012 a們討lone. The increase in airline 這靜costs will inevitably be passed我舊 on to consumers and eventually l來大ead to an increase in ticket pr術通ices. "Although Quanzhou Jinjiang算見 Airport has no passenger flights to th時如e EU, European travel accounts for a l物章arge proportion of the outbound t森門ravel market. If the EU carbon emiss多綠ion tax policy is implemented, it will章樹 have a significant impact on c木了itizens' travel."

　　 A related person from the City Tou不快rism Association stated that if a 這河carbon emission tax is to be paid, t一湖he cost of travel for citizens will歌舊 rise. According to estimates by in金音dustry insiders, citizens like Xiao Li什服 who travel to Europe for stud鐵西y abroad, tourism, business and othe街銀r reasons exceed 10,000 each year. 去遠If the price of each ticket rises 美理by 300 yuan, the citizens of Q短火uanzhou will spend an additiona快話l 6 million yuan on this every ye廠是ar. Xiao Li told reporters, “I開吃n case the ticket price goes up, may多黑be I won’t be back in the summ通到er. Although 600 yuan is not a lot, i謝不t’s a big burden for me.”

　　 Set threshold to form trade bar體門riers

"Once the ticket price rises南大, the international express delivery近影 to the European Union will definite要嗎ly increase the price." Mr. Chen, 車器the head of a Jinjiang company區亮 that supplies slippers to Carrefo女報ur supermarkets in Spain and the UK,體知 told reporters that he has to send to上農 London and Madrid every quarte笑和r. Sending a large number of shoe空畫 samples, now it costs 425 yuan t山老o send a 1 kg item to London. Once 森短the price of express delivery 話器increases significantly, this is al睡男so a very expensive expense for 個又the company.

　　 Regarding the increase in express d數看elivery costs, an electronic compan電你y in Quanzhou Economic and Technolog習筆ical Development Zone, which speci雨朋alizes in satellite TV receiving eq女什uipment and cable digital TV set嗎多-top boxes, has the same hidden con綠讀cerns. The person in charge of the子湖 company, Mr. Huang, told reporte好媽rs that the company makes proto北輛types according to the requirements快市 of European customers, and expr術人esses them to him in the past to conf章短irm them, and then follow the orders. M國師any prototypes are sent to Europe ev村和ery year. Once the cost of internati小白onal express delivery rises, th這場e operating cost of the company wi物林ll certainly rise.

　　 In addition to the price incre他刀ase of international aviation l影窗ogistics, industry experts are mor問人e worried about the "distant worri那遠es" of trade barriers broug用兵ht about by the rules of the carbon能爸 trading game. "The EU uses its個內 right to speak in this field to force有白 its rules. If it succeeds, it will h綠輛ave an impact on related carbo錯空n emission industries and comp生風anies. The collection of fees is唱又 only the first step for the EU, and i到湖ts purpose is to develop a car聽影bon trading game. Rules." E筆我nergy conservation expert Huang Lix暗弟ing believes that once the carb秒呢on emission tax is implemented str空關ongly, the EU is likely to set thre輛小sholds for entry products, assess carbo日理n emissions, and set energy-savin女術g systems to form trade barriers.

　　 Suspense pending

　　 Multi-country consultation a聽錯nd response

"The country has explicitly banne紅離d domestic transportation airlin看木es from participating in the EU e劇一missions trading system, and prohibit問林ed transportation airlines from incr店如easing freight rates or chargin藍光g items on this basis." A光上 person in charge of an air ticketing 但南agency on Citong Road in the ur舊多ban area told reporters, although Chi日遠na’s attitude is clear, but the物在 suspense of the carbon emission tax 體哥dispute has not passed.

　　 Inquiry learned that the EU h吧微as responded to relevant foreig船長n media saying that it is still煙子 determined to include routes taking樂城 off and landing in all 27 member st聽事ates into the carbon emissions t厭工rading plan. Some EU climate officials 房遠said that they "will not b吧間ack down."

　　 Observers revealed that the p知快roblem is still in a stalemate呢白. 26 countries including China, the空習 United States, and Russia will h工公old a meeting in Moscow on February女對 21 to jointly discuss countermeasure數醫s to the EU's aviation carbon emiss舞短ions trading system. The result is st分購ill unknown.

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