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E.U. and U.N. Agencies Agree on Deal to Reduce Airline Emissions. Reuters, 10/9/10. “A global deal on emissions curbs by airlines struck late on Friday will allow the European Union to press ahead with plans to charge airlines for emissions permits from 2012, the European Commission said on Saturday… The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, adopted a resolution on Friday to reduce aviation emissions with a ‘roadmap’ up to 2050 for the 190 member states. The aviation sector would seek to become 2 percent more fuel-efficient every year and to cap emissions from 2020. European Commissioners for Transport, Siim Kallas, and for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, said in a statement they welcomed the breakthrough after almost a decade of deadlock with a deal to cover over 90 percent of worldwide air traffic.”