House Lawmakers Seek to Bar Airlines From EU Carbon Program

Members of the House of Representatives are seeking to keep U.S. airlines, including Delta Air Lines Inc. and AMR Corp., from being part of the European Union’s cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers today introduced a bill to bar U.S. carriers from participating in the EU’s efforts next year. The program, aimed at emissions such as carbon dioxide that are linked to climate change, would cost U.S. carriers $1.3 billion in its first year and may top $3.5 billion, Representative John Mica, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, told reporters in Washington.