IATA urges governments worldwide to reach an agreement to manage aviation's emissions at ICAO Assembly
3rd Oct 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged the governments of the world to reach an agreement on a global framework to manage international aviation’s emissions at the ongoing 37th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) held in Montreal.
“The biggest challenge for this Assembly is to reach an agreement on a global solution to manage emissions from international aviation. A united aviation industry of airlines, airports, air navigation service providers, manufacturers and general aviation has made ambitious commitments to cap and eventually cut its emissions. To be successful, governments must endorse these commitments in a globally agreed framework,” said Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO, IATA.
The aviation industry is united behind three targets: (1) a 1.5 per cent average annual improvement in fuel efficiency to 2020, (2) capping net emissions from 2020 with carbon-neutral growth and (3) cutting emission in half by 2050 compared to 2005.
