US, May 15 -- Juan Carlos Salazar, ICAO Secretary General, issued his views today on Aviation and Climate Change.

For decades, civil aviation has been an engine of globalization, prosperity, and human connection. Yet today, it faces a defining test: whether it can decarbonize quickly enough to remain both viable and valued in a climate-constrained global economy.

As airlines, manufacturers, investors, and regulators gather for climate-focused discussions at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) later this month, the central question will no longer be whether aviation can decarbonize. Technologically and operationally, it can. The real question is whether the global community is prepared to make the difficult choices requ...