Miami: Diplomats working to reduce carbon emissions from passenger planes globally may give some developing countries more leeway to meet new rules, a key official with the world's main airline industry group said on Tuesday.
Paul Steele, senior vice president at the International Air Transport Association, emphasized that nothing has been decided, but outlined some options being discussed at the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
ICAO is working on two policies to address greenhouse gas emissions from the global aviation sector for adoption in 2016 - a market-based system to enable airlines to reduce emissions by buying carbon offsets or allowances and a global emission standard for aircraft.
"There's a number of ideas about stringency or even time, where you let certain states reach a certain standard at a different time," said Steele.
10/06/15 Victoria Bryan/Reuters
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Paul Steele, senior vice president at the International Air Transport Association, emphasized that nothing has been decided, but outlined some options being discussed at the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
ICAO is working on two policies to address greenhouse gas emissions from the global aviation sector for adoption in 2016 - a market-based system to enable airlines to reduce emissions by buying carbon offsets or allowances and a global emission standard for aircraft.
"There's a number of ideas about stringency or even time, where you let certain states reach a certain standard at a different time," said Steele.
10/06/15 Victoria Bryan/Reuters
