In this file you can find documentation regarding the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and the effects of the aviation sector on climate change.
The Copenhagen Conference is scheduled to consider how emissions from international civil aviation and maritime transport should be regulated after the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012, based on information submitted by ICAO and IMO respectively, but primarily taking into account the views of UNFCCC parties.
A globally-harmonized framework is essential for tackling GHG emissions from international aviation due to their global nature. A Group on International Aviation and Climate Change was created and mandated by the Assembly of ICAO in 2007 to pursue this global framework through an ICAO Programme of Action on International Aviation and Climate Change. The ICAO Council has scheduled a High-level Meeting on International Aviation and Climate Change in October 2009 to review the Programme of Action and the recommendations to COP15.