ICAO is the forum for emissions standards, industry says

Faced with the prospect of a new regulation governing aircraft engine emissions in the US, aerospace manufacturers said they are already committed to reducing the industry’s environmental impact through the ICAO. Benchmarks the industry agreed to earlier this year demonstrate that commitment, said the Aerospace Industries Association. The US EPA issued a final determination that greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft engines contribute to the pollution that causes climate change and endangers public health. The agency’s “contribution” and “endangerment” findings under the Clean Air Act trigger a federal rulemaking process to set standards for aircraft engine GHG emissions. Aircraft remain the single-largest GHG-emitting transportation source not yet subject to federal regulation, according to the EPA. <br/>