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4 th Annual FAA International Aviation Safety Forum

4 th Annual FAA International Aviation Safety Forum. Global “Green” Skies: The Environmental Challenge November 30, 2007. Panelists. Steve Alterman, Cargo Airline Association (Moderator) Billy M. Glover, Boeing Renee Martin-Nagle, Airbus Americas John Meenan, Air Transport Association

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4 th Annual FAA International Aviation Safety Forum

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  1. 4th Annual FAA International Aviation Safety Forum Global “Green” Skies: The Environmental Challenge November 30, 2007

  2. Panelists • Steve Alterman, Cargo Airline Association (Moderator) • Billy M. Glover, Boeing • Renee Martin-Nagle, Airbus Americas • John Meenan, Air Transport Association • Dr. Robert Porteous, AirServices Australia • Robert Shuter, Transport Canada • Jessica Steinhilber, ACI-NA

  3. What Are the Environmental Challenges? • Local Issues Noise Local Air Quality (Emissions) Water Quality • Global Issues Climate Change/Global Warming • Interdependencies Among Issues – Arriving at the Right Balance

  4. Forums • Local Communities • State Governments • National Governments • Regional Alliances • International Organizations (ICAO)

  5. Noise • Historical Perspective Over 90% decrease in population exposed to 65 dB noise (US) since 1975 Decrease in spite of over doubling in enplanements over the same period BUT. . .

  6. Noise • This downward trend has leveled off and it is likely that those affected by aircraft noise will increase slightly in the coming years as operations grow to meet demand

  7. Local Air Quality (Emissions) • Local air quality pollutants (NOx, SOx, CO, HC, PM) have declined significantly since 1980 • NOx has been the most challenging pollutant to constrain • With respect to NOx, transportation accounts for more than 55% of emissions, but aviation accounts for only approximately 0.4%

  8. Water Quality • An emerging issue for the airport community • Aircraft de-icing the major source of potential water pollution

  9. Climate Change/Global Warming • Aviation’s contribution to the total Greenhouse Gas Emissions is less than 3%, BUT . . . • This contribution is expected to increase over the next few decades • As a political matter, climate change is a major force in the debate over the future of aviation.

  10. Climate Change/Global Warming • The European rhetoric: Flying kills. We all know it, and we all do it. And we won’t stop doing it until the Government reverses its policy and starts closing the runways. London Guardian, February 28, 2006 We should tax aviation so heavily…that within 10 years there should be virtually no domestic flights. Conservative MP Tim Yeo, Jan. 2007 Every time someone dies as a result of the floods in Bangladesh, an airline executive should be dragged out of his office and drowned. George Monibot, Guardian Newspaper, December 2006

  11. Climate Change/Global Warming • In the United States Addressing global warming is a major element of the agenda of the current Congress. S. 2191, a bill to address climate change across the broad spectrum of U.S. industry, is quickly moving through the United States senate. If enacted, this legislation will significantly increase the price of fuel to aviation interests.

  12. Climate Change/Global Warming • On the other hand. . . When communism didn’t work out, environmentalism became the anti-capitalist vehicle of choice. . . . Environmental pressure groups have no use for limiting governmental powers or expanding individual liberties. Instead, environmental claims are without fail invoked to advance the statist agenda. Green lunacy has so run amok that respectable political figures. . .say that modern energy use poses a “greater threat than terrorism”. Horner, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism.

  13. What Does All This Mean? • There are strongly held beliefs on all sides of this issue, but, as a practical matter. . . Environmental issues promise to be a major inhibition on aviation growth. The issues must be seriously addressed by the entire aviation community at both the local and international levels.

  14. Attacking the Issues • Reducing Fuel Burn Short Term – Operational Opportunities Mid Term – Infrastructure Improvements Long Term – New Technologies Aircraft Technologies Alternative Fuels • Limiting Aviation Operations Market Based Options

  15. Market Based Options • Fuel Taxes • Emissions Trading Schemes • Carbon Taxes or Charges • Offsets

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