European Countries Commit to Global Carbon Market for Airlines

  • More than 40 European nations adopt declaration on emissions
  • Countries ready to enact global market measures from 2021
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A group of 44 countries in Europe committed today to participation in a global carbon market for airlines starting in 2021.

The European Union, its 28 member states and 16 other nations adopted a political declaration on emissions in Bratislava on Friday ahead of a United Nations’ aviation body meeting next month. The International Civil Aviation Organization, whose general assembly is scheduled for Sept. 27 to Oct. 7 in Montreal, plans to agree on how airlines are charged for carbon emissions after 2020.