The international aviation and shipping (IAS) sectors are major polluters that contribute significantly to the climate crisis - and yet they remain weakly regulated.

At the moment, most States do not address these sectors in their nationally determined contributions (or NDCs – the commitments made by individual States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions). Instead, they rely on the misconception that they must only adhere to international standards set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) when it comes to their harmful climate impacts.

Not only do these regulators remain off track to meet the Paris temperature goal, but States also have legal obligations beyond the measures of the ICAO and IMO to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from IAS.

That’s why Opportunity Green is submitting a written statement to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), requesting that it clarifies States’ obligations under international law with respect to the mitigation of emissions from these two sectors.

Read more in our press release and in the full submission, linked below.