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Iata and the WTTC applaud the ICAO


agreement on carbon emissions but critics point to its non-binding status on governments


Aviation sector praises 2050 carbon agreement


Environmentalists brand ICAO target a ‘smokescreen’. Ian Taylor reports


Aviation and travel industry bodies hailed the outcome of an assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) last week which agreed a global goal of net-zero carbon emissions for aviation by 2050. However, the agreements


by representatives of 193 states in Montreal are not binding on governments, meaning targets can be missed without penalty. Iata argued the adoption of a Long-


Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 “can’t be underestimated” and


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the World Travel & Tourism Council hailed it as “a historic agreement”. Iata director general Willie Walsh


argued: “Now we expect much stronger policy initiatives in key areas of decarbonisation such as incentivising production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). This agreement must lead to practical policy actions enabling all states to support the industry in rapid progress.” The assembly agreed ICAO’s


Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (Corsia) should stabilise aviation


emissions at 85% of 2019’s level – a baseline target identified by UK transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan at the start of the summit. Walsh claimed the baseline


“will place a significantly greater cost burden on airlines” and urged governments to avoid “economic measures [that] undermine Corsia”. The assembly called on the


ICAO council to define and promote the transition to SAF and facilitate


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