Regulations and Government
Aviation excluded from House climate bill
Although the House removed from H.R.2454, the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” (ACES), a provision that would have set carbon emissions sta

Although the House removed from H.R.2454, the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” (ACES), a provision that would have set carbon emissions standards for new aircraft and new aircraft engines, business aviation advocates are worried about the law’s impact on their operations.

Legislators approved H.R.2454 by a margin of 219 to 212 in late June, but the bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate. ACES mandates a cap on carbon-dioxide emissions that would require CO2 emissions economy-wide to be 17-percent below the 2005 CO2-emission level in the U.S. by 2020, 42-percent below the 2005 level by 2030 and 82-percent below the 2005 level by 2050.