Climate Change Data

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)

Environmental Achievements

  • Numerous initiatives presented during the 2021 ICAO Stocktaking to reduce aviation CO2 emissions.
  • Progress on SAF development and deployment.
  • Increasing number of facilities capable of producing SAF.

Social Achievements

  • ICAO Global Coalition on Sustainable Aviation brings together stakeholders to raise awareness and promote innovation.
  • Partnerships between stakeholders to foster sustainable aviation.
  • Initiatives to improve airport operations and infrastructure.

Governance Achievements

  • ICAO's work on the feasibility of a long-term global aspirational goal for international aviation (LTAG).
  • Development of policies to foster the deployment of SAF by ICAO Member States.
  • Establishment of the ICAO Global Coalition on Sustainable Aviation.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Develop a long-term global aspirational goal for international aviation (LTAG).
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutral growth from 2020 onwards.
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve a 2% annual fuel efficiency improvement through to 2050.

Environmental Challenges

  • Significant uncertainty on the share of SAF production capacity compared to other fuels.
  • Need for interdisciplinary cooperation and stakeholder engagement.
  • High cost of SAF and other sustainable aviation technologies.
Mitigation Strategies
  • ICAO Stocktaking provides a forum for information exchange and data collection.
  • ICAO Global Coalition facilitates collaboration among stakeholders.
  • Initiatives to reduce the price gap of SAF and support its market uptake.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Support for the development and deployment of SAF.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of new technologies and fuels to reduce emissions.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
  • Goal 13 (Climate Action)

Initiatives to reduce emissions and promote sustainable aviation contribute to these goals.