APEC Seminar on Practical Measures

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APEC Seminar on Practical Measures to Manage
Aviation Emissions John Doherty Australia
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30th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting

• Seminar on Practical Measures to Manage
  Aviation Emissions was co-hosted by Australia and
  Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur from 3-4 April 2008
• Seminar was in response to the Sydney APEC
  Leaders Declaration on Climate Change, Energy
  Security and Clean Development announced in
  September 2007

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30th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting

• 74 participants including representatives from
  14 APEC economies and an observer from Hong Kong
  China
• Participating organisations included IATA,
  AAPA, Australian Airports Association and
  Eurocontrol
• Industry representatives from airlines,
  airports and air navigation service providers

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30th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting

• Experts made presentations on a range of
  practical measures covering technological,
  operational and economic measures in five
  sessions-
• 1. Establishing the basics for managing
  emissions
• 2. ATM and operational efficiencies
• 3. Climate change mitigation measures at
  airports
• 4. Role of economic measures in offsetting
  emissions
• 5. Future opportunities

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30th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting

• Strong commitment among participants to address
  the issue of greenhouse gas emissions from
  aviation
• Role of ICAO in leading a global approach to
  addressing emissions was acknowledged
• APEC framework would provide cooperative
  arrangement for sharing information and
  supporting improvements consistent with ICAO
  directions
• Chairmans Summary available

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30th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting

• ATM efficiencies
• Sharing of data
• Increasing uptake of voluntary carbon offsets
• Use of voluntary agreements
• Review of regulatory constraints and barriers

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30th APEC Transportation Working Group Meeting

• Support among seminar participants for
  continuation of work to address aviation
  emissions through APEC
• Range of practical measures that could be
  pursued at the regional level without duplicating
  initiatives in ICAO
• Consideration to be given to the establishment
  of a sub-group to further progress emissions
  initiatives