Home UN agency proposes greenhouse-gas standard for aircraft
 

Keywords :   


UN agency proposes greenhouse-gas standard for aircraft

2016-02-09 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature: A United Nations panel has proposed the first global greenhouse-gas emissions standard for aircraft. The draft rule, released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 8 February, applies to most commercial and business aircraft, including designs already in production. It would require minimal changes to aviation design over the next 12 years, and many environmentalists say that the proposal is inadequate to combat climate change. The plan -- which would take full effect in...

Tags: standard agency aircraft proposes

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news

»
08.11Up close with the 300 tonne driverless trucks
08.11China is trying to fix its economy. Trump could derail those plans
08.11Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
08.11Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
07.11Remnants of Fourteen-E Graphics
07.11Remnants of Fourteen-E Forecast Discussion Number 6
07.11Remnants of Fourteen-E Wind Speed Probabilities Number 6
07.11Remnants of Fourteen-E Public Advisory Number 6
More »