ICAO Joins Airlines, Nations in Opposing Emissions Trading Scheme
ICAO aligned with the international airline industry and a collection of countries including Brazil, China, the U.S., India, Japan and the Russian Federati
Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action, vows an ICAO declaration will not stop blanket enforcement of the EU's emissions trading scheme. (Photo: European Union)
Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action, vows an ICAO declaration will not stop blanket enforcement of the EU's emissions trading scheme. (Photo: European Union)

The governing council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), meeting on November 2 in Montreal, adopted a declaration opposing the European Union’s “unilateral” action to include non-EU aircraft operators in its emissions trading scheme (ETS) as of January.

By endorsing the declaration, expressed in a “working paper” advanced by 26 countries, ICAO aligned with the international airline industry and a collection of countries including Brazil, China, the U.S., India, Japan and the Russian Federation, in fighting the EU requirement.