The Council of the European Union adopted a decision to delay by one year implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme for incoming and outgoing international flights.

Following an agreement with European Parliament, the Council's decision "will temporarily exempt airlines from the ETS requirement to report carbon emissions for flights between EU airports and third countries, and sanctions will not be imposed for failure to report." The European Commission in November "stopped the clock" on that component of ETS, conveying optimism that a global emissions framework can be established by the International Civil Aviation Organization.