IATA Applauds UN Guidelines on Emissions Trading
March 12, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) applauded the international consensus on guidance produced by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) for states planning to incorporate international aviation into emissions trading schemes.
"We're pleased that ICAO has echoed IATA's call urging states not to jump the gun on emissions trading but to wait for the ICAO Assembly's recommendations in September 2007," said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA director general and CEO.
"Unilateral action by states is not the answer. We need a global approach that provides a level playing field for airlines and avoids competitive distortions. It is critical that ICAO achieves consensus on the political issue of geographic scope at the September Assembly," said Bisignani.
Bisignani also said that "emissions trading schemes are only one piece in the environmental puzzle. Efficiency must be our common vision in limiting the 2% of CO2 emissions attributed to aviation.
"The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that there is 12% inefficiency in air traffic management globally. This means we produce up to 73 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year by aircraft flying inefficiently due to air traffic management limitations," said Bisignani.
Bisignani said, "Emissions trading schemes only make sense with efficient infrastructure. Government commitment to environmental issues must go beyond emissions trading to investments in infrastructure and technology."
Source: International Air Transport Association (IATA).