The Declaration was signed by 42 States, including the 27 member countries of the European Union, and in addition to Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Morocco and Georgia. It was also adopted by 146 industry stakeholder groups taking part at the event, including the five leading European aviation associations represented through Destination 2050.
The Declaration signatories called on all public and private stakeholders to work together in preparation for ICAO’s 41st Assembly later this year, where countries are expected to adopt a new long-term global goal applicable to international flight emissions reduction/elimination.
ICAO was represented at the event by ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano, who welcomed the event and its objectives as “a testimony to the strong commitment to continue to work on the basis of the Declaration adopted by Ministers at the end of the ICAO High Level Conference on COVID-19.”
The Council President also underscored that governments and aviation industry have made ambitious recent decisions and taken concrete actions towards the decarbonization of international aviation, despite the ongoing pandemic and its impacts, highlighting the recent launch of the International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition during the UNFCCC COP26 event in Glasgow.
“Cooperation is critical to our progress in this area,” Mr. Sciacchitano emphasized. “As we have seen during today’s event, the pandemic has given us the opportunity to embark on a more sustainable path. In that regard, I commend all participants for their strong engagement to greening the aviation sector.”
The ICAO Council President also stressed that the focus on a global long-term goal “must not reduce our efforts to pursue the medium-term carbon neutral goal,” highlighting the ICAO basket of measures being pursued by States and the particular importance on Sustainable Alternative Fuels (SAF).
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