All eyes on ICAO as nations seek end to aviation emissions row

Countries opposed to the EU's decision to impose an emissions levy on flights in and out of the bloc have this week raised the prospect a compromise deal, after a meeting in Washington D.C. agreed to try and accelerate plans for a new international regime for tackling aviation's carbon footprint.
The meeting of senior officials from 17 countries opposed to the EU's inclusion of airlines in its emissions trading scheme (ETS) failed to deliver a joint declaration, but according to sources it did confirm a broad consensus amongst countries to try and resolve the stand-off with the EU through the UN-backed International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
The EU has repeatedly stressed that it is happy to drop its regional mechanism for pricing aviation's carbon emissions if an equally ambitious international system is introduced for tackling the sector's rising carbon impact.
02/08/12 James Murray/Business Greeen

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