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March 10, 2009
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Each month ATW's Eco-Aviation Today brings you the latest environmental news and trends affecting the world’s airlines and tell you how the air transport industry is working to reduce its impact on the planet. Do you have friends or colleagues who might find this information useful? If so, please forward this newsletter along to them or click here to sign them up. EU to begin tracking aviation carbon emissions The EU emissions trading scheme entered into force on Feb. 2, requiring all airlines landing or taking off in EU member states to pay for their carbon dioxide usage through CO2 allowances or carbon credits beginning in 2012. While member states have 12 months to draft the directive into national law, carriers need to lodge a plan that outlines the methodology of fuel burn versus payload data by the end of August. [MORE] Airline coalition wants emissions trading on a global basis Air France KLM, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways and UK airports operator BAA last month announced the formation of the Aviation Global Deal Group, which expressed its support for inclusion of CO2 emissions in a "new global climate deal" scheduled to be discussed at December's UN climate summit in Copenhagen. [MORE]
Bisignani calls for government help on greener aviation IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani, speaking at the Wings Club in New York last month, reminded governments that the air transport industry needs their leadership to help airlines reduce emissions. "Governments need to stimulate the economy with green investments like biofuel research or with tax breaks for new fuel-efficient aircraft purchases," he said. He also called for a "global approach to climate change." [MORE] All you need is CO2: John Lennon Airport to trial biofuel system UK-based Origo Industries is working with Liverpool's John Lennon Airport to trial a program in which its Ecobox system will be used to capture CO2 emissions from within the terminal building and recycle them through a "photo-bioreactor" to create an algae-based biofuel to power the airport's ground vehicles and potentially generate electricity. [MORE] ATA: Emissions trading 'does not make sense' for US airlines Air Transport Assn. President and CEO James May, commenting on the NationalJournal.com Expert Blog site, stated that "an emissions trading program simply does not make sense for US aviation. Such a program would siphon away the very funds that the airlines need to continue to invest in new aircraft and other advances that are central to our strong environmental record. Instead of working against our efforts through punitive economic regulation, Congress should work in support of them." [MORE] AA becomes Climate Leader American Airlines joined the Climate Leaders program of the US Environmental Protection Agency, becoming the first major passenger carrier to enter the program. [MORE]
Other News *Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson urged all governments to put maximum effort *All of Boeing's manufacturing facilities across the globe received ISO 14001 environmental certification *US-based Air Line Pilots Assn. joined 19 other aviation stakeholder groups *Qatar Airways launched economy class inflight service using recyclable materials *Annual global survey by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and corporate travel management solutions company KDS found *Your diet has a bigger impact on the environment than how much you fly [MORE] |
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