The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has submitted a proposal to the European Commission for implementing a new carbon dioxide (CO2) emission standard for the newly designed aircraft.

In its recently submitted Opinion, EASA has proposed the newly designed aircraft types to meet a CO2 standard from 1 January 2020.

The types already in-production are to meet a separate CO2 emission standard starting from 1 January 2023.

“Ensuring that aviation contributes to the goal of mitigating climate change is important for EASA, who led the work on the aeroplane CO2 standard.”

The Opinion also features a new Particulate Matter emissions standard for aircraft engines that is expected to be effective from the 1 January 2020.

With the new proposal, EASA seeks to incentivize the inclusion of new fuel-efficiency technology into aircraft designs and address the predicted increase in CO2 emissions by the aviation sector.

The proposals are also expected to help improve local air quality and the overall climate change objectives of the Paris Agreement.

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EASA executive director Patrick Ky said: “Ensuring that aviation contributes to the goal of mitigating climate change is important for EASA, who led the work on the aeroplane CO2 standard.”

The New EASA Opinion implements the recommendations suggested on aeroplane CO2 standards, which was provided in the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environment Protection (CAEP 10) meeting held in Montreal, Canada, in February last year.

According to a European Aviation Environmental Report, the number of European flights and the levels of its CO2 emissions have increased by 80% between 1990 and 2014.

The volume is also predicted to continue to grow.