China continues opposition to EU emissions plan

China's civil aviation authority on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to the European Union's imposition of an emissions trading plan on global aviation, despite a threat from the EU last week to punish Chinese airlines for not cooperating.

As talks have so far proved futile, the parties involved expect that a framework of market-based measures, which will be submitted next year to the International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly for review, might put an end to disputes over the issue.

Li Jiaxiang, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said on Wednesday that Chinese airlines have not provided emission data to the EU and will not do so even though the EU warned about punitive measures.