Wed, Nov 25, 2009
Sets Ambitious Targets For CO2 Emissions Reductions
The global business aviation
operating and manufacturing communities announced an aggressive
strategy to further mitigate the industry's greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions on Tuesday. Presented jointly by the GAMA and the
International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and its member
associations, the program is consistent with the International
Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) proposal for global aviation
sectoral management of targets and monitoring of emissions.
Business aviation has established an excellent record of
consistently improving fuel efficiency, delivering 40 percent
improvement over the past 40 years. Business aviation's worldwide
carbon emissions are approximately 2% of all aviation and .04% of
global man-made carbon emissions.
Despite this excellent record, the business aviation community
has pledged to do even more by committing to the following specific
targets:
- Carbon-neutral growth by 2020.
- An improvement in fuel efficiency of an average of 2 percent
per year from today until 2020.
- A reduction in total carbon emissions of 50 percent by 2050
relative to 2005.
These aggressive targets are
largely based on developments and advancements in four areas:
technology, infrastructure and operational improvements,
alternative fuels, and market based measures. "Business aviation
manufacturers and operators will put forth a sustained effort to
meet these targets, but a strong partnership between industry and
government is also absolutely necessary to achieve these goals,"
said GAMA President and CEO, Pete Bunce. "We look forward to
working hand-in-hand with all stakeholders to meet this critical
global challenge of emissions reduction even as we grow to meet
expanding demand for transportation."
Don Spruston, director general of IBAC, added, "Business
aviation wants to be an integral part of a comprehensive, ambitious
and fair worldwide action to mitigate emissions. As a global
industry, we believe that ICAO should be granted sectoral
responsibility to develop a simple and straightforward system to
address aviation emissions worldwide."
GAMA and IBAC recognize Steve Ridolfi, president of business
aircraft at Bombardier Aerospace, for his leadership of the GAMA
Environment Committee and the strong technical support provided by
Bombardier during the development of this important initiative.
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