Transcript 2nd Seminar on Practical Measures to Manage Aviation Emissions

APEC Seminar on Practical Measures
to Manage Aviation Emissions
John Doherty
Australia
30th APEC Transportation Working Group
Meeting
Background
 Seminar on Practical Measures to Manage Aviation
Emissions was co-hosted by Australia and Malaysia in
Kuala Lumpur from 3-4 April 2008
 Seminar was in response to the Sydney APEC
Leaders’ Declaration on Climate Change, Energy
Security and Clean Development announced in
September 2007
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Participation
 74 participants including representatives from 14
APEC economies and an observer from Hong Kong
China
 Participating organisations included IATA, AAPA,
Australian Airports Association and Eurocontrol
 Industry representatives from airlines, airports and
air navigation service providers
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Meeting
Proceedings
 Experts made presentations on a range of practical
measures covering technological, operational and
economic measures in five sessions:1. Establishing the basics for managing emissions
2. ATM and operational efficiencies
3. Climate change mitigation measures at airports
4. Role of economic measures in offsetting emissions
5. Future opportunities
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Meeting
Outcomes
 Strong commitment among participants to address
the issue of greenhouse gas emissions from aviation
 Role of ICAO in leading a global approach to
addressing emissions was acknowledged
 APEC framework would provide cooperative
arrangement for sharing information and supporting
improvements consistent with ICAO directions
 Chairman’s Summary available
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Progressing practical measures
 ATM efficiencies
 Sharing of data
 Increasing uptake of voluntary carbon offsets
 Use of voluntary agreements
 Review of regulatory constraints and barriers
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Conclusion and the way forward
 Support among seminar participants for continuation
of work to address aviation emissions through APEC
 Range of practical measures that could be pursued
at the regional level without duplicating initiatives in
ICAO
 Consideration to be given to the establishment of a
sub-group to further progress emissions initiatives
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