Industry supports ICAO environment leadership
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7 October 2009 (Montreal) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in a joint paper with the Airports Council International (ACI), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and the International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA), called for governments to adopt a global sectoral approach for managing aviation’s emissions in the Kyoto II period. The industry further urged governments to adopt the following three sequential targets to drive progress:
Improving fuel efficiency by an average of 1.5% annually to 2020
Stabilizing carbon emissions from 2020 with carbon-neutral growth
And reducing net carbon emissions 50% by 2050 compared to 2005.
These are the key elements of the aviation industry’s plan for tackling CO2 emissions, presented by IATA Director General and CEO, Giovanni Bisignani at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) High Level Meeting (HLM) on Aviation and Climate Change, an important step as governments prepare for the COP 15 conference in December. The jointly developed Working Paper 19: A Global Sectoral Approach for Aviation was presented on behalf of the entire industry, including airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and manufacturers through their respective industry associations.
“In preparation for COP15, industry is asking governments to safeguard ICAO’s continued leadership by supporting a global sectoral approach and making our targets a part of your (governments) solution,” said Bisignani.
Bisignani noted the historical significance of the united industry position. “This is the first time that the air transport industry
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