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Page ContentOne of ICAO's environmental goals is to limit or reduce the impact of aviation emissions on local air quality (LAQ). Starting during the late 1970s, ICAO has been developing measures to…
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To foster technology development, ICAO regularly sets technology goals, with the purpose of providing stretch yet reasonable targets for industry R&D to aim at, in cooperation with States. These…
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Page ContentWith a view to minimize the adverse effects of international civil aviation on the global climate, ICAO formulates policies, develops and updates Standards and Recommended Practices…
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Page ContentLand-use planning and management is an effective means to ensure that the activities nearby airports are compatible with aviation. Its main goal is to minimize the population…
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Page ContentNew innovative technologies and energy sources for aviation are under development in a fast pace, and ICAO is closely following up these developments to prepare for their timely…
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Page ContentThe way aircraft are operated in day-to-day operations may also present impacts in terms of the noise that reaches the ground. ICAO assists on the development and standardization of low…
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Page ContentNoise concerns have led some States to consider banning the operation of certain noisy aircraft at noise-sensitive airports. In the 1980s, the focus was on Non-Noise Certificated (NNC)…
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Page ContentICAO Technology Standards on LAQ are reflected in Annex 16, Volume II – Engine Emissions. They address liquid fuel venting, smoke (which is expected to be superseded by the nvPM Standard…
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Page ContentTo foster technology development, ICAO regularly sets technology goals, with the purpose of providing stretch yet reasonable targets for industry R&D to aim at, in cooperation with…
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Page ContentAs part of the CAEP/12 (2022) update to the ICAO Global Environmental Trends, a range of scenarios were developed for the assessment of future LAQ NOx and PM emission trends.The LAQ…