Wallström predicted that many third world countries would support the resolution, forcing the EU to seek an opt-out from any such agreement by entering a formal reservation. The commissioner insisted,” The EU must make the most appropriate use of all economic instruments for achieving sustainability in the aviation sector, as it does in other sectors," she said. "This means pressing to keep all options--taxation, emissions charging, and emissions trading--open." She reported that the Commission, the EU's executive arm, and EU state governments are working on counterproposals to be presented in Montreal. The United Kingdom is taking the lead.
