Jane Hupe is Chief, Environment Branch in ICAO’s Air Transport Bureau, and the Secretary of the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP). As such, she is in charge of ICAO environmental activities. Her responsibilities include the management of the ICAO Environmental Programme, the CAEP, and the coordination of all activities in the field of aviation and the environment with other International Organizations, both inside and outside the UN family, such as the UNFCCC, IMO, UNEP, and ISO.
Jane has been at the forefront of ICAO’s efforts to define and promote policies and standards for an environmentally sustainable aviation. She advises the ICAO Council on all aviation environmental matters and represents ICAO in other international fora in this field.
Jane has a Master’s degree in Aviation from the École Nationale de L’ Aviation Civile (ENAC), Toulouse, France, and many other post-graduate degrees, including in environmental auditing. Prior to 1998, Jane worked as a consultant with ICAO’s Technical Cooperation Bureau, and for 15 years with the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authorities.
Jane was a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Reports on Aviation related measures, including the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. For her work, Jane received a certificate acknowledging her contribution to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC.







