Transcript ICAO`s Group on International Aviation and Climate Change

ICAO’s Group on
International
Aviation and
Climate Change
(GIACC)
APEC Aviation Emissions Task Force
Singapore
Sept 2009
GIACC Process Overview
Genesis - ICAO Assembly 2007
No agreement on way forward on climate change
15 ICAO Member States
“Senior government officials at a policy-making level,
representative of all regions...with equitable
participation of developing and developed countries“
4 GIACC Meetings
Working groups (measures, goals & MBM)
Observer presentations (IATA, CANSO, ICSA)
Terms of Reference
Aspirational goals
where are we going; when do we want to get
there?
Framework of programme elements
how are we going to get there?
Means to measure progress
are we going in the right direction; how will we
know when we get there?
Basket of Measures
Aircraft Technology
includes alternative fuels
high potential gains; long term
Air Traffic Management (ATM)
low potential gains; near term
More efficient operations
Market based measures
Regulatory measures
Goals
Fuel efficiency
metric – fuel use per RTK
Timing
near, medium and long term: UNFCCC timing
Going beyond fuel efficiency
carbon neutral growth – questions re definition;
timing; baseline
debate re role/contribution of technology;
alternative fuels; market based measures
Developing Countries
Accommodating UNFCCC and Chicago
Convention - CBDR
Assistance to developing countries
economic/market-based measures
technology transfer
financial assistance
education/training
Action Plan
The Plan has 21 elements
Recognition of issues and principles
Goals – 2% improvement in fuel efficiency
Basket of Measures
Individual countries have own action plans
Annual reporting of fuel use to ICAO
Development of a CO2 standard for aircraft
Areas of Agreement
Need to do something
emissions are continuing to grow
Basket of Measures
No obligation on individual States
Reporting
assistance provided by ICAO
Areas of Difference
CBDR – responsibilities of individual States
More ambition on goals
perception that GIACC 2% fuel efficiency /year
plan is business as usual
carbon neutral growth; timing; baseline
Managing the CO2 gap
contribution by ‘technology’; long term
market based measures; near term