China appears to have withdrawn from the first, voluntary phase of a plan to put a brake on greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation. The initial pilot phase of the plan goes into effect in 2021.

While Europe is pressing China to stay in the deal, China is claiming it never agreed to participate in the first place, Reuters reports, citing sources close to the private negotiations.

“In the months to come, Europe together with its ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) partners, will work with China to find ways to address China’s concerns without undermining (the deal’s) environmental integrity, in order to keep this important aviation country on board,” an EU source told the news agency.

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