IATA challenges governments on emissions
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6 October 2009 (Hong Kong) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) challenged governments to take four specific actions to support the aviation industry’s responsible approach to climate change:
Adopt challenging industry targets to stabilize and eventually reduce aviation’s carbon emissions;
Manage aviation’s carbon emissions through ICAO under a new Kyoto II framework by treating aviation as a global industrial sector;
Invest in efficient infrastructure, particularly air traffic management; and Establish fiscal and legal frameworks to promote the rapid development of biofuels for aviation.
The call for action came in a message from Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO, to delegates attending the Greener Skies Conference in Hong Kong.
“The aviation industry takes its environmental responsibility seriously. Our vision is for carbon-neutral growth on the way to a carbon-free future and we have challenging targets to guide us,” said Bisignani.
An industry-wide commitment on environment was formalized in a common industry working paper representing airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and manufacturers. This paper will be presented by the industry to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) at its High Level Meeting on International Aviation and Climate Change which starts tomorrow in Montreal. It contains the following targets:
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