US EPA proposes regulation of aircraft CO2 emissions to align with ICAO's international standard

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a CO2 emissions standard for commercial airplanes and large business aircraft that aligns with the CO2 standard agreed by ICAO in 2017. The proposed standard would apply to new type design airplanes on or after 1 January 2020 and to in-production airplanes on or after 1 January 2028, but not to those already manufactured and currently in use. Typically, three out of four aircraft manufactured in the United States are sold overseas but if EPA were to adopt no standard, or not as stringent as ICAO’s, US aircraft manufacturers could be forced to seek CO2 emissions certification from another country’s authority in order to market their airplanes for international operation. The proposal was welcomed by industry group Airlines for America (A4A), which said adopting the standard would help US airlines meet the sector’s carbon goals but environmental groups said the standard was too weak to drive the fuel efficiency improvements required [...]

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