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UN group agrees to aircraft standards to cut CO2 emissions
Published Tue, Feb 9, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Montreal
GLOBAL aviation experts agreed on Monday to the first emissions-reduction standards for aircraft in a deal that will take effect with new models in four years, but environmental groups said the carbon dioxide cuts did not go far enough.
The standards are aimed at makers of small and large planes alike and will apply to all new aircraft models launched after 2020, the Montreal-based United Nations aviation agency said.
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