Regulatory underpinnings of aviation CO2 controls

Although several government entities in the U.S. have been involved in studying the extent of the feasibility of lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with air travel, actual progress in building a regulatory framework with binding targets (both domestically and in concert with multilateral organizations) has been slow.

With respect to foreign cooperation, the U.S. was the primary force behind, and is a founding member of, the establishment of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in 1944. Its involvement in multilateral efforts at reducing aviation GHG emissions dates back to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, and was re-affirmed at the 2010 ICAO Conference. The country submitted a formal GHG redu