EF UpI/4A: The carbon crime of our century

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How is the EU trying to protect the environment from carbon emissions?

• By reducing the number of flights into and out of European

• By obliging airlines to increase their fares.

• By discouraging passangers from travelling by plane.

• By charging airlines for using European airports.

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The average person contributes to his or her carbon footprint ...

• only when travelling by coach, train or car.

• every day of the year.

• only when travelling by plane.

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A rail passanger produces more carbon dioxide than...

• a coach passenger.

• a car passenger.

• an air passenger.

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The EU programme is aimed at ...

• European factories that produce a lot of pollution.

• indsutrial areas located near European airports.

• all comapanies that emit carbon emissions within the EU.

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Some non-European airlines oppose the EU scheme because ...

• they do not want to put up their air fares.

• they would prefer to remain independent.

• they do not believe in climate change.

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The writer's conclusion is that...

• international airlines are incapable of working together.

• stopping climate change is more important than anything else.

• passengers will not be prepared to pay the cost of carbon emissions fees.

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transporting people or goods over small distances:

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an official plan for doing something

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the amount you pay for doing a certain thing

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