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Providing employment, trade links, tourism and support for sustainable development through air travel

26 February 2013

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…

not

a climate solution to an aviation problem.

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