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Improving Aviation Efficiency

MCLI Recommendation: “U.S. agencies and departments should push for a much more stringent International Civil Aviation Organization CO2 standard in any future revision of the standard.”

LPDD Recommendation: “EPA should adopt a CO2 emissions standard for aircraft that includes a benchmark intensity system with tradable permits.”

LPDD Recommendation: “EPA should adopt and implement the International Civil Aviation Organization CO2 standard as domestic law.”

LPDD Recommendation: “EPA should consider adopting the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation into domestic law.”

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CORSIA

In 2016, ICAO adopted the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), under which it aims to ensure any rise in international aviation emissions above 2020 levels are a...
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IATA voluntary efficiency goal

The International Air Transport Association set a voluntary goal in 2007 of improving efficiency by at least 25% by 2020 compared to 2005 levels, amounting to a 1.5% efficiency gain per year.
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ICAO voluntary efficiency goal

In 2010, ICAO member states adopted a goal of global annual average fuel efficiency improvements of 2% annually until 2020 and an aspirational global fuel efficiency improvement rate of 2% annually fr...
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ICAO carbon standard

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a UN-organized body that encourages its 191 member states to adopt sustainable growth strategies. In March 2017, ICAO adopted a carbon standard ...
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Proposed CLEAN Future Act (2020)

The proposed Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act (2020) is a large, economy-wide climate bill released by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Among ...
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MIT’s Report 318: A Win-Win Solution to Abate Aviation CO2 (2017)

MIT’s Report 318: A Win-Win Solution to Abate Aviation CO2 (2017) proposed how EPA could establish a benchmark intensity system with tradeable permits for aviation CO2, which might exist concurrently ...