Outgoing US State Dept. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs John Byerly has made it clear that the administration of President Barack Obama takes a different view of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme than that of former President George W. Bush. "Under the [Bush administration] there was fundamental opposition to the ETS. It was labeled unlawful and unworkable. That's not the view we are taking under the administration of President Obama. We don't deny the efficacy, the potential utility of market-based measures," Byerly told attendees at the ATAG Aviation & Environment Summit in September.
Outgoing US State Dept. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs John Byerly has made it clear that the administration of President Barack Obama takes a different view of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme than that of former President George W. Bush. "Under the [Bush administration] there was fundamental opposition to the ETS. It was labeled unlawful and unworkable. That's not the view we are taking under the administration of President Obama. We don't deny the ...
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