UK to Launch International Coalition of States at COP26 to Press for Greater Ambition on Aviation Climate Targets

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October 27, 2021

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by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) The UK is to unveil the International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition during COP26, which will call on ICAO member states to adopt a long-term goal at next year’s ICAO Assembly. Around 15 countries are believed to have already agreed to join, including the United States. “Aviation emissions are an inherently global issue in need of coordinated global action and that’s never been more urgent than it is now as we prepare to host COP26 in Glasgow,” UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told a UK airports industry conference. He said the UK wanted to bring together a broad and diverse coalition of states to work towards the delivery of a net zero by 2050 target. COP26 will host a number of aviation-related government and industry events, with a particular focus on Transport Day on November 10. Speaking in Beijing, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for targets set by ICAO and its shipping counterpart IMO to be radically strengthened in line with Paris goals, which he said were currently consistent with more than 3C of global warming.

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The main focus for aviation at COP26 will be Transport Day on November 10, which will include the launch and signing of a declaration by states participating in the International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition. Other events that day include a reception by the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow SAF Ambassadors, which is backed by the DfT. The initiative involves a small group of states that will be launching a toolkit containing SAF policy proposals which can be implemented by states in all regions. There will also be a Jet Zero panel discussion put together by the DfT and UK group Sustainable Aviation, that will feature the work of the Jet Zero Council. Industry trade bodies ACI World and ACI Europe are hosting a session on the net zero airport of the future and another session will be held to formally launch the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance.

Events other than on Transport Day are to be hosted by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), Airlines for Europe, ICAO and the European Commission. READ MORE

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