Agreement reached on C02 emission standard

The UN International Civil
Aviation Organisation
(Icao) has agreed on a new
emissions standard to
control global greenhouse
gas emissions from flights.
Icao president,
Olumuyiwa Benard
Aliu, said: “We now have
practical agreement
and consensus on this
issue backed by a large
number of states who will
voluntarily participate in
the global market-based
measure.”
The implementation of
the aviation carbon dioxide
standard will begin with
a pilot phase from 2021
through
2023,
followed by
a first
phase, from 2024 through
2026.
Participation in
these early stages will
be voluntary. With the
subsequent phases, from
2027 to 2035, Icao expects
all of its 191 members to
implement the standard.
Some exemptions
were accepted for least
developed countries, small
island developing states,
landlocked developing
countries, and states
with very low levels of
international aviation
activity.