Environment

This week's Aviation Green Recovery Seminar explored the ongoing work by ICAO and the aviation community towards green recovery. The event showcased the concrete measures in place to promote an open and inclusive environmentally sustainable…

The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is the first global market-based scheme that applies to a sector and complements other aviation in-sector emissions reductions efforts such as technological…

The aviation industry has been dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some States were able to rescue their aviation stakeholders and provided financial support that is often linked to strong green commitments, paving the way for a…

Since the beginning of ICAO’s activities on environmental protection and in particular the development of policies and standards to limit and reduce the impact of aviation on the global climate, ICAO Member States clearly demonstrated their…

In his virtual remarks to industry leaders attending the Air Transport Action Group’s (ATAG’s) 2020 Global Sustainable Aviation Forum, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano drew attention to how COVID-19’s impacts on global mobility…

Less noise, lower fuel consumption and reduced emissions – the new efficient flight profile (EFP) concept delivers a range of positive impacts. The EFP concept facilitates continuous descent operations. Such descents result in landings with…