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Eurocontrol ATM plans to address emissions
New air traffic management plans are one means by which nations can reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

New air traffic management plans are one means by which nations can reduce carbon dioxide emissions. According to Giovanni Bisignani, director general of the International Air Transport Association, implementation of the Single European Sky program can reduce aviation CO2 by 12 percent. He added, “We have 34 air traffic control centers in Europe versus one [provider] in the U.S. for a similar traffic and land size.” The result, he said, is inefficiencies, delays and flight times that are longer than necessary.

Eurocontrol says it is already working to curb aircraft emissions. Director general Víctor Aguado recently said the organization “and its stakeholders are determined to accelerate air traffic management’s contribution to the sustainable development of air transport.