Air transport has been a transcendental activity for human development, but it has also contributed to one of the main problems that the planet has: climate change. The objective of this article is to present a state of the art of the impact that air transport has on climate change and what is being done to mitigate it. To this end, a thorough review was made of the information contained in each of the main entities or actors involved in organizing, regulating, proposing, developing, or operating the actions or innovations that must be executed to meet the proposed goals. ICAO and IATA are the global organizations that have led the baton in these processes, but we must also highlight the inclusion of many airlines, aircraft manufacturers, engine manufacturers, fuel manufacturers, airport operators and different organizations research and development that are contributing ideas for the reversal of this climate change, which leaves the hopeful idea that the goals can be met.