ICAO Adopts New CO2 Emissions Standard for Aircraft
It will apply to new aircraft type designs starting in 2020 and to aircraft type designs already in production as of 2023. In-production aircraft that by 2028 do not meet the standard will no longer be able to be produced unless their designs are sufficiently modified.
At a meeting held in Montreal, the ICAO Council this week adopted a new aircraft carbon dioxide emissions standard that will reduce the impact of aviation greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate. Contained in a new Volume III to Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention (Environmental Protection), the aircraft CO2 emissions standard is the world's first global design certification standard governing CO2 emissions for any industry sector, ICAO reported March 6.
It will apply to new aircraft type designs starting in 2020 and to aircraft type designs already in production as of 2023. In-production aircraft that by 2028 do not meet the standard will no longer be able to be produced unless their designs are sufficiently modified.
"International civil aviation has once again taken pioneering action to address the impact of aviation CO2 emissions on the global climate," said ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, "making air transport the first industry sector globally to adopt a CO2 emissions design certification standard. Alongside our 39th Assembly's landmark agreement last October on the new Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, this latest development confirms our sector's leadership and concrete actions toward ensuring a sustainable end environmentally responsible future for global civil aviation."
"This historic accomplishment places aviation in an even better position as we look forward to a greener era of air transport development," added ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu. "The dedicated work of the ICAO Secretariat, the hundreds of experts who compose ICAO's Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection, and the state representatives on our Air Navigation Commission has been highly appreciated."