The UN International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has put its hopes on a cap and trade system for international flights to cut emissions. It has proposed an offsetting scheme which would run a voluntary pilot phase from 2021 to 2023, a voluntary first phase with a fixed agreement on offset emissions from 2024 to 2026, and a mandatory second phase from 2027 to 2035. But the ICAO says it is not yet convinced that such a plan can be implemented in time or at all. Flight Path 1.5, a coalition of aviation NGOs, have the following chart of where the major countries stand when it comes to early opt-in to the deal. The organisation will decide how emissions will be assigned, either individually (per airline company) or sectorally (per participating state).
The UN International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has put its hopes on a cap and trade system for international flights to cut emissions. It has proposed an offsetting scheme which would run a voluntary pilot phase from 2021 to 2023, a voluntary first phase with a fixed agreement on offset emissions from 2024 to 2026, and a mandatory second phase from 2027 to 2035. But the ICAO says it is not yet convinced that such a plan can be implemented in time or at all. The organisation will decide how emissions will be assigned, either individually (per airline company) or sectorally (per participating state).