Transcript Colloquium on Environmental Aspects of Aviation

European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
ICAO Colloquium
9-11 April 2001
Montreal, Canada
Mr Eckard Seebohm
Directorate General for Energy and
Transport
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
European Perspective
Sustainable aviation
European Climate Change Programme
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
What is sustainable aviation?
Sustainable aviation should contribute to social and
economic welfare, without harming human health
and the environment.
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
Where we are now
ICAO - CAEP/5
Recognised need for action:
Emissions certification
Operational best practice
Market based measures
Incorporation of Rio Declaration Principle 16 - polluter pays
commitments
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
European commitment
- Amsterdam Treaty (1997)
Article 2 defines sustainable development as a fundamental objective
Article 6 requires integration of environment into all policy areas including aviation
- Cardiff Council (1998) - initiative on integration - shifts
environmental responsibilities from environmental to other
policy bodies
- Helsinki Council (1999) - developed the process - long term
strategy
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
European Climate Change Programme
ECCP - launched March 2000 to meet Community Kyoto target:
8% below 1990 levels by 2008-12.
Twin track approach: - Policies & measures
- EU emissions trading from 2005
Working Groups:
- Energy supply and consumption
- Transport (with aviation subgroup)
- Industry
- Research
- Kyoto mechanisms
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
European Climate Change Programme
Transport 28% of all CO2 emissions, of which aviation is 3.5% of
all CO2
Without action, transport emissions to grow to 32% by 2010
ECCP focussed on reducing emissions from road transport,
but……..
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
European Climate Change Programme
….. aviation must also contribute
For aviation, ECCP expected to propose:
- technological goals - 50% cut in CO2 and 80% reduction in
NOx by 2020
- savings of 5% from Single European Sky initiative
- market based measures - to internalise environmental costs
- modal shift - from aircraft to trains
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
How to make progress
Science and technical
Atmospheric and technological research
Higher certification standards - climb cruise and LTO
Best operating practice
Market based measures
Open emissions trading for aviation
Commission study on charges
Voluntary agreements must be more than business as usual
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
Directorate F - Air Transport
Conclusion
Europe:
- will play its part in ICAO
- build international consensus, and
- collaborate to reduce emissions consistent with Community
obligations
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