EPA has collaborated with the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to set a timeframe for initiating the U.S. domestic regulatory process for addressing greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft under the Clean Air Act. The following documents are related to this process.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- U.S. Aircraft Greenhouse Gas Rulemaking Process submitted by the United States (PDF)(2 pp, 60 K, September 2014)
- EPA Response to the Petition for Rulemaking Under the Clean Air Act to Reduce the Emission of Air Pollutants from Aircraft that Contribute to Global Climate Change (PDF)(11 pp, 267 K, June 2012)
- Court Decision on Center for Biological Diversity, et al., v. US EPA - 2012 (PDF)(4 pp, 93 K, March 2012)
- Court Decision on Center for Biological Diversity, et al., v. US EPA - 2011 (PDF)(19 pp, 113 K, July 2011)
- 2007 Petition for Rulemaking Under the Clean Air Act to Reduce the Emission of Air Pollutants from Aircraft that Contribute to Global Climate Change (PDF)(26 pp, 60 K, December 2007)