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Survey of Aviation Emissions Management Measures

Ted Milczarek APEC Aviation Emissions Task Force

Meeting 2Singapore, 15-16 September 2009

Origin and Purpose

First Task Force meeting in Auckland decision on survey of current measures for

managing fuel efficiency / aviation emissions being applied in APEC economies

Purpose to identify the efforts already being undertaken

to provide guidance on where future efforts of the Task Force should be applied

Objectives

To document the range of measures currently being applied in APEC economies in order to:

Develop a broad understanding of current measures being applied

Rate the benefits of these measures

Identify strengths and opportunities and any associated issues

Share the information across economies

Explore opportunities for potential collaboration among economies

Survey design and distribution

Designed by Australia with input from New Zealand

Structured to provide extensive coverage

Distributed to all APEC economies early March 2009

Responses sought by 31 March 2009

Some delays in receiving responses

Ten responses received Australia, Chinese Taipei, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States

Survey coverage

1. Goals, strategies and regulation

2. Air traffic management and aircraft operation

3. Technological

4. Alternative fuels

5. Positive economic measures

6. Market-based measures

7. Airports

8. Voluntary measures

9. Complementary government initiatives

10. Measurement, reporting and assessment

11. Other existing or planned measures

Summary of responses

Goals, strategies and regulationSeven economies proposing economy-wide goals for GHG emissions

most economies adopting ETS or other specific strategies for managing GHG emissions

Only two economies proposing to include domestic aviation in ETS

Most relying on voluntary or cooperative action by aviation

Limited government regulation in place for improving fuel efficiency

Summary of responses (cont.)

Air traffic management and aircraft operations most economies reported a wide range of initiatives to improve operational efficiencies

Still some opportunities for further initiatives

Technological airlines in all economies are progressively replacing older aircraft

four economies reported that airlines were adopting airframe modifications to improve efficiency

Most economies have aircraft with PBN capability

Summary of responses (cont.)

Alternative fuels Research on alternative fuels for aviation in some economies

In-flight trials of alternative fuels by a number of airlines

Initial test have shown promising results

Positive economic measures Some economies provide assistance for ground power units of ground servicing equipment

Accelerated depreciation allowances as well as targeted research funding by some economies

Summary of responses (cont.)

Market-based measures ETSs being considered in a number of economies which will

include domestic aviation

One economy applies a fuel tax on domestic operations

Opportunities for passengers to offset emissions

No economies proposing inclusion of international aviation in ETSs.

Airports Range of efficiency measures being applied

Consequential benefits of slot management schemes

Improvements to rail and bus transport services

Summary of responses (cont.)

Voluntary measures Passengers offered voluntary carbon offsetting

Some economies planning voluntary agreements with industry

Joint efforts with airlines to achieve environmental objectives

One airport participating in carbon mitigation program

Complementary government initiatives One example of high speed rail as alternative transport

Enhanced weather reporting in a number of economies

Dissemination of climate change information

Summary of responses (cont.)

Measurement, reporting and assessment No consistent approach to reporting aviation emissions

Development of various carbon monitoring and reporting approaches underway

Limited requirement to assess GHG emissions in environmental impact assessments

Other existing or planned measures Various environmental management measures

Conclusions

APEC economies already pursuing a wide range of measures

Some economies have applied or are considering the full range of available measures

Application of measures in other economies is more limited

Possibility of technical, institutional or other obstacles to application of measures in some economies

Opportunity exists for the AETF to explore ways of overcoming any such obstacles

Potential action

Collaboration to improve ATM practices in the region

Measuring and reporting aviation emissions

APEC recognition of specific voluntary carbon offset schemes

Greater implementation of aircraft operational efficiencies

Where to from here

Agree that the completed survey forms be shared with all economies by publishing on

the TPT-WG web site

Agree that the report on the survey be submitted to the TPT-WG through the Aviation Experts Group (AEG) intersessionally

Consider the potential further action by the AETF as outlined in the separate paper

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