ICAO and the European Union renew environmental partnership for a sustainable international aviation
On the eve of the 39th Assembly, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Union EU have signed a Declaration of Intent renewing their partnership to address climate change. The cooperation was initiated in 2013 and supported a 6.5 million euro capacity-building and assistance project implemented in 14 selected States in Africa and […]
Happy that airlines have adopted resolution on aviation carbon emission: IATA
Michael Gill, Director "“ Aviation Environment, International Air Transport Association (IATA) talks about the market-based measures for aviation carbon emissions. Q.The IATA AGM has passed a resolution on a market-based measure for aviation carbon emissions. What does this resolution mean? A.First of all we are so delighted that the IATA airlines have adopted this resolution […]
ICAO convenes hight – level climate meeting on aviation MBM
Climate change and climate action were on the minds of the hundreds of State officials who gathered at the Montréal Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) today, where they continued their cooperative and intensive negotiations aimed at finalizing a proposal for a global Market-based Measure (MBM) design suitable for international flight emissions. "As […]
IATA Welcomes New CO2 Emissions Standard for Aircraft
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by representatives at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to agree a CO2 efficiency Standard for commercial aircraft. The Standard, which has taken six years of painstaking negotiation and technical work, was approved by ICAO"™s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection. The Standard, to come into force […]
New ICAO aircraft Co2 standard one step closer to final adoption
An eagerly awaited aircraft CO2 emissions standard made further and important headway today at the UN"™s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The new environmental measure was unanimously recommended by the 170 international experts on ICAO"™s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), paving the way for its ultimate adoption by the UN agency"™s 36 State Governing […]
