US EPA finalising first-ever airplane emissions rules
The EPA said in July its proposed requirements would align the United States with international standards
FILE PHOTO; An airplane flies over Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, US November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday will finalise the first-ever proposed standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes, a spokeswoman told Reuters.
The EPA said in July its proposed requirements would align the United States with international standards.
In 2016, the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed on global airplane emissions standards aimed at makers of small and large planes, including Airbus SE and Boeing Co, which both have backed the standards. Critics say the agency should have required tougher emissions rules.
