SOME REFLECTIONS ON ICAO'S HISTORIC ASSEMBLY ACHIEVEMENTS

摘要

XThe 38th ICAO Assembly dealt with a myriad different regulatory and policy issues of significant importance for the advancement of international civil aviation. Many of these issues were subject to heated debates and, at times, proved extremely difficult. Arguably, climate change ranked as one of the most controversial and intensively discussed topics. The agreement by Member States to develop a global market-based measure (MBM) plan for international civil aviation represents a major accomplishment. It marks the first-ever agreement by a United Nations specialized agency to develop a global MBM to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs). Although in essence the agreement is only a commitment to develop the scheme, it is in fact a milestone achievement, if one considers that just months before the Assembly it appeared extremely doubtful that a compromise could be achieved at all. Critics had strong reservations regarding ICAO's ability to deliver.