UN aviation emissions pact could let states opt out of first phase
A new global deal on curbing aviation emissions will likely give states the right to opt out of its initial voluntary phases, according to sources familiar with the matter, in a concession to developing countries such as aviation powerhouses China and India. Allowing countries to join but then later opt out risks further diluting a plan that had already been criticised for not being completely mandatory by some environmentalists and European legislators, who had pushed for a more ambitious agreement. The draft resolution, which two of the sources said has broad support, will be adopted by the United Nations’ civil aviation agency’s governing council Friday and then put before all 191 member states next month. <br/>
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UN aviation emissions pact could let states opt out of first phase
A new global deal on curbing aviation emissions will likely give states the right to opt out of its initial voluntary phases, according to sources familiar with the matter, in a concession to developing countries such as aviation powerhouses China and India. Allowing countries to join but then later opt out risks further diluting a plan that had already been criticised for not being completely mandatory by some environmentalists and European legislators, who had pushed for a more ambitious agreement. The draft resolution, which two of the sources said has broad support, will be adopted by the United Nations’ civil aviation agency’s governing council Friday and then put before all 191 member states next month. <br/>
