A group of airlines will today present the United Nations with a draft policy framework for addressing CO2 emissions from international aviation.
The Aviation Global Deal (AGD) Group will present the framework to UN climate negotiators at a session in Bonn, Germany.
The group claims the draft policy will set out an "ambitious, equitable and effective" way of tackling emissions under a global climate change deal to be agreed in Copenhagen in December.
The framework includes proposals that international aviation CO2 emissions should be addressed through a "global sectoral agreement", rather than a patchwork of regional initiatives.
The group claims there should also be global target set for the sector, to ensure it plays its part in global CO2 emissions reductions and that this is achieved through a 'cap and trade' emissions trading mechanism, where the sector has open access to global carbon markets.
The AGC is expected to tell the UN an airline's CO2 emissions should be based on the carbon content of its annual fuel purchases and the use of sustainable, lower life-cycle carbon alternatives should also be incentivised.
Commenting on the proposals, Mark Kenber, policy director at the Climate Group, said: "It is a significant step forward for leading aviation players to come to the negotiating table with constructive ideas about how to transition to a low carbon economy.
"We hope that the open dialogue encouraged at the side event today will help all stakeholders better understand what the options and opportunities are for addressing international aviation emissions."
The AGD Group said it would be looking to build support for its proposal and engage with negotiators and other stakeholders in the run up to Copenhagen.
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