ICAO ANNEX 16 VOL III PDF

FOREWORD

Historical background

Standards and Recommended Practices for Environmental Protection were first adopted by the Council on 2 April 1971 pursuant to the provisions of Article 37 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944) and designated as Annex 16 to the Convention. This Volume III to Annex 16 was developed in the following manner:

At the 36th Session of the ICAO Assembly in 2007, Contracting States adopted Assembly Resolution A36-22, Consolidated statement of continuing ICAO policies and practices related to environmental protection. This resolution provided for the establishment of a process which led to the development and recommendation to the Council a Programme of Action on International Aviation and Climate Change and a common strategy to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions attributable to international civil aviation.

The development of an aeroplane CO₂ Standard as part of the range of measures for addressing greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation was one of the recommended elements within the ICAO Programme of Action on International Aviation and Climate Change. This was subsequently endorsed by the ICAO High-level Meeting on International Aviation and Climate Change in October 2009.

In line with the ICAO Programme of Action, the Eighth Meeting of the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP/8) in February 2010 agreed to develop International Standards and Recommended Practices for Aeroplane CO₂ Emissions. This was approved by the ICAO Council in May 2010. Subsequently, the 37^th Session of the ICAO Assembly in 2010 adopted resolutions A37-18 and A37-19, requesting that the Council develop a global CO₂ Standard for aircraft. The CAEP developed draft International Standards and Recommended Practices for Aeroplane CO₂ Emissions and, after amendment following the usual consultation with the Contracting States of the Organization, Annex 16, Volume III, was adopted by the Council.

Table A shows the origin of amendments to the Annex over time together with a list of the principal subjects involved and the dates on which the Annex and the amendments were adopted by the Council, when they became effective and when they became applicable.