The International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO's) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) last week unanimously agreed on a carbon dioxide (CO2) metric system which characterises the CO2 emissions for aircraft types with varying technologies.
Aircraft manufacturers welcomed the development, as per a TOI report by Manju V. Airbus in a statement said,
``The aim of the standard is to drive aircraft manufacturers towards producing more CO2 efficient aircraft (like the A380, the A320neo or the A350 XWB), more fuel-efficient engines (like the neo or XWB engines) or innovations like improved aerodynamics (e.g. sharklets) or advanced materials (e.g. composites or lightweight alloys).'' It welcomed ICAO's efforts in development of a CO2 emissions standard for civil aviation and added that once fully established in 2013, the CO2 standard will measure the CO2 efficiency of commercial aircraft types from private jets to the world's largest passenger plane, the A380, taking into account the different design characteristics such as the aircraft's payload and range across all market segments. “This major milestone in developing a CO2 standard for new aircraft demonstrates the commitment of the global community to environmental sustainability and ICAO’s ability to lead progress. Establishing a standard for future generations of aircraft will help to ensure that the environmental benefits of the billions of dollars of airline investments in new aircraft are being maximized,” said Tony Tyler, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA). The acceptance of a common metric for measuring the emissions of new aircraft paves the way for ICAO formally to adopt a standard for CO2 which will drive continuous improvement in fuel efficiency. The standard is expected to be fully developed by the end of 2013. This is one aspect of a comprehensive approach to managing the two per cent of global manmade carbon emissions attributable to aviation, IATA said. "The new CO2 metric system agreed by states, as well as intergovernmental and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), addresses emissions from a wide variety of aircraft on a fair and transparent basis," said Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez, Council President, ICAO in a press statement . "It includes factors which account for fuselage geometry, maximum take-off weight and fuel burn performance at three different cruise conditions and is a major move
forward," added Kobeh.
Click here to see the original article>``The aim of the standard is to drive aircraft manufacturers towards producing more CO2 efficient aircraft (like the A380, the A320neo or the A350 XWB), more fuel-efficient engines (like the neo or XWB engines) or innovations like improved aerodynamics (e.g. sharklets) or advanced materials (e.g. composites or lightweight alloys).'' It welcomed ICAO's efforts in development of a CO2 emissions standard for civil aviation and added that once fully established in 2013, the CO2 standard will measure the CO2 efficiency of commercial aircraft types from private jets to the world's largest passenger plane, the A380, taking into account the different design characteristics such as the aircraft's payload and range across all market segments. “This major milestone in developing a CO2 standard for new aircraft demonstrates the commitment of the global community to environmental sustainability and ICAO’s ability to lead progress. Establishing a standard for future generations of aircraft will help to ensure that the environmental benefits of the billions of dollars of airline investments in new aircraft are being maximized,” said Tony Tyler, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA). The acceptance of a common metric for measuring the emissions of new aircraft paves the way for ICAO formally to adopt a standard for CO2 which will drive continuous improvement in fuel efficiency. The standard is expected to be fully developed by the end of 2013. This is one aspect of a comprehensive approach to managing the two per cent of global manmade carbon emissions attributable to aviation, IATA said. "The new CO2 metric system agreed by states, as well as intergovernmental and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), addresses emissions from a wide variety of aircraft on a fair and transparent basis," said Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez, Council President, ICAO in a press statement . "It includes factors which account for fuselage geometry, maximum take-off weight and fuel burn performance at three different cruise conditions and is a major move
forward," added Kobeh.