The International Regulation of Aviation Emissions: Putting Differential Treatment into Practice

This research paper examines the challenges faced by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in balancing the differential treatment of developed and developing countries with the general principle of equality of treatment in international aviation emissions regulation.

• The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has faced difficulties implementing differentiation between developed and developing nations regarding emissions regulation, despite the Kyoto Protocol delegating the adoption of mitigation measures to the organization.
• The European Union integrated international aviation into its emissions trading system starting in 2012 as part of its evolving approach to differentiation.
• The authors suggest that the conflict between differential and equal treatment can be resolved by applying differential treatment during the implementation phase, specifically through capacity-building, technological, and financial assistance.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2015). The International Regulation of Aviation Emissions: Putting Differential Treatment into Practice. https://www.sei.org/publications/the-international-regulation-of-aviation-emissions-putting-differential-treatment-into-practice/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. The International Regulation of Aviation Emissions: Putting Differential Treatment into Practice. 2015. https://www.sei.org/publications/the-international-regulation-of-aviation-emissions-putting-differential-treatment-into-practice/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2015international, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{The International Regulation of Aviation Emissions: Putting Differential Treatment into Practice}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2015}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/the-international-regulation-of-aviation-emissions-putting-differential-treatment-into-practice/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }