ICAO Agreement on CO2 emissions from aviation
At a Glance
23-09-2019
At its 39th triennial Assembly in 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) reached an agreement to tackle international aviation emissions. The first agreement of this type applying to a specific sector of the economy, its key component is the establishment of a global market-based measure to offset CO2 emissions from international aviation. Work is going on, at both EU and ICAO level, in order to have the new system operational in 2021.
At a Glance
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- air and space transport
- civil aviation
- deterioration of the environment
- emission trading
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- greenhouse gas
- international affairs
- international agreement
- International Civil Aviation Organisation
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- reduction of gas emissions
- TRANSPORT
- United Nations