AEA (2009) AEA Contribution to a global approach for international aviation emissions. In European Civil Aviation Conference, Seventy-sixth Meeting.  Oslo, April 2009
http://files.aea.be/Downloads/gap2_p_final.pdf. Accessed March 04, 2010.

• International aviation to be included as a sector in any post-Kyoto multilateral agreement on climate change;

• ICAO to represent the aviation sector at the Copenhagen negotiations;

• Reconciliation of the Chicago principle of non-discrimination between operators and the Kyoto principle of differentiated responsibilities between countries;

• Countries to be grouped into 3 Blocks according to the maturity of their aviation market;

• Differentiated target-setting for the 3 Blocks, but equal treatment of all air carriers operating within the same Block;

• Block A - Fixed emissions reduction target: carbon neutral growth, namely stabilization of aviation emissions at 2005 levels by 2020;

• Block B – Relative target of energy intensity, namely fuel efficiency;

• Block C – Neither absolute nor relative targets but an obligation to monitor, report and verify operators’ emissions;

• For traffic between 2 Blocks, application of the lowest target to all air carriers regardless of nationality;

• Targets and classification of countries within the Blocks to be reviewed and adjusted by ICAO overtime.

SUMMARY is based on the following key elements:

The AEA proposal for a global approach