Helicopters shall be designed for landing on water or certified for ditching in accordance with the relevant airworthiness code or fitted with emergency flotation equipment when operated on a flight over water in a hostile environment at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed.

1. For each emission source which emits more than 5 000 tonnes of CO2(e) per year, or which contributes more than 10 % of the total annual emissions of the installation, whichever is higher in terms of absolute emissions, the operator shall apply the highest tier listed in section 1 of Annex VIII. For all other emission sources, the operator shall apply at least one tier lower than the highest tier.

However, aircraft operators having reported average annual emissions over the trading period immediately preceding the current trading period, which were equal to or less than 50 000 tonnes of fossil CO may apply as a minimum tier 1 as defined in section 2 of Annex III. All aircraft operators may apply as a minimum tier 1 as defined in section 2 of Annex III for source streams jointly corresponding to less than 5 000 tonnes of fossil CO per year or less than 10 %, up to a maximum contribution of 100 000 tonnes of fossil CO per year, whichever is highest in terms of absolute value.

The changing Arctic landscape is now opening up to new transport lanes and the exploitation of both natural and mineral resources. While this will be of benefit for the regional and global economy, it will also have repercussions on the Arctic's fragile environment if not managed with the utmost care. New technology and an extensive knowledge base will be required to ensure economic opportunities do not come at the expense of the highest environmental standards and the preservation of the unique Arctic environment.

Notes that a large number of SMEs will continue to depend mainly on credits and loans when it comes to external financing; is concerned that an increasingly capital- and risk- sensitive banking sector is asking for more collateral and higher risk premiums, both requirements resulting in insufficient financing and missed business and employment opportunities in this very large sector of the economy; regards, therefore, the availability of credit and loan guarantee schemes as crucial to exploiting the growth and job potential offered by SMEs; sees a need to leverage existing programmes at national and EU level and endorses the important ...[+++] role played by EIB SME loans;

All decarbonisation scenarios show a transition from today's system, with high fuel and operational costs, to an energy system based on higher capital expenditure and lower fuel costs.