© ATAG Providing employment, trade links, tourism and support for sustainable development through air travel 26 February 2013 GreenerSkies Hong Kong Paul Steele
© ATAG AVIATION: ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY $
© ATAG AVIATION: EMISSIONS CHALLENGE Emissions from aviation, and forecast
© ATAG OUR CLIMATE ACTION Targets are at the global level – not on States or operators and targets do not mean slowing down the growth of aviation
© ATAG AVIATION: IMPRESSIVE PROGRESS SO FAR CO2 from commercial airline fuel burn, emissions and efficiency
© ATAG THE FOUR PILLARS
© ATAG OUR CLIMATE ACTION
© ATAG EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME
© ATAG AVOIDING THE PATCHWORK
© ATAG PATCHWORKS LEAD TO PAPERWORK 40+ countries with emissions-related economic measures ETS, carbon and fuel taxes Over $7bn per year currently Each regime has its own reporting standards
© ATAG ICAO IN THE SPOTLIGHT th Assembly Resolution CO2 Standard for new aircraft Goals development Framework for Market-Based- Measures (MBMs) Proposals for single global MBM mechanism
© ATAG THE THREE OPTIONS ICAO is considering three options for a single global mechanism 1 Mandatory offsetting 2 + additional revenues 3 Global emissions trading scheme
© ATAG THE KEY POLITICAL ISSUES Framework issues: Scope of coverage: Operators registered in a state Departing flights from a state Flights within sovereign airspace Flights within FIRs Mutual consent or not Treatment of developing countries CBDR/SCRC Legal form of framework? Application of MBMs to international aviation
© ATAG INDUSTRY VIEW Key criteria for the industry
© ATAG FINDING THE RIGHT SOLUTION An aviation solution to a climate problem… not a climate solution to an aviation problem.
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