The European Commission has stated that it welcomed the progress made by the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) towards developing a global solution to cut carbon emissions rather than adhere to the EU ETS scheme. In the past the Commission has said that a concrete global framework from ICAO would be a justification for changing its law.
ICAO has agreed on a new process and timeline for the body to agree on a global framework and it is expected to assemble a high-level group of senior government officials representing different geographical regions next week, which will submit reports to the ICAO council for its next meetings in March and June.
It will be expected to submit a proposal for an official resolution by the end of the June council meeting.
ICAO makes progress on global emissions trading scheme
