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Providing employment, trade links, tourism and support for sustainable development through air travel
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GreenerSkies Hong KongPaul Steele
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AVIATION: ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
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AVIATION: EMISSIONS CHALLENGEEmissions from aviation, and forecast
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OUR CLIMATE ACTIONTargets are at the global level – not on States or operators and targets do not mean slowing down the growth of aviation
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AVIATION: IMPRESSIVE PROGRESS SO FARCO2 from commercial airline fuel burn, emissions and efficiency
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THE FOUR PILLARS
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OUR CLIMATE ACTION
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EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME
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AVOIDING THE PATCHWORK
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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
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ICAO IN THE SPOTLIGHT
2010 37th Assembly Resolution
CO2 Standard for new aircraft
Goals development
Framework for Market-Based-Measures (MBMs)
Proposals for single global MBM mechanism
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THE THREE OPTIONSICAO is considering three options for a single global mechanism
1 Mandatory offsetting
2 Mandatory offsetting + additional revenues
3 Global emissions trading scheme
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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 countriesCBDR/SCRC
Legal form of framework?
Application of MBMs to international aviation
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INDUSTRY VIEWKey criteria for the industry
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FINDING THE RIGHT SOLUTION
An aviation solution to a climate problem…
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a climate solution to an aviation problem.
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