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Industry players commit to reducing CO2 emissions

Aircraft and engine manufacturers participating in the Aviation and Environment Summit held in Geneva this spring pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emission

By Thomas Stocker

July 7, 2008

Aircraft and engine manufacturers participating in the Aviation and Environment Summit held in Geneva this spring pledged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. The 200-plus signatories of the protocol aim to preempt emission control regulation planned by governments and supranational organizations, which could encumber aircraft operators in the near future. If it succeeds, the plan, aligned with the needs of scheduled airlines organized within the International Air Transport Association (IATA), will also benefit the business aviation community.

The organizers of the summit, under the leadership of former ICAO secretary general Dr. Philippe Rochat, include the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), the Airports Council International (ACI), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization, the International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Association (ICCAIA) and IATA.

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