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Environment

Current situation

Along the terms of the EU Directive 2008/101/EC, the aviation sector is included in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for its CO2 emissions from 2012.

IACA Position

Although IACA remains supportive of the concept of the EU ETS, IACA is increasingly concerned about its implementation in the current economic climate.  This scheme has added not only extra costs for airlines due to purchase of CO2 allowances but also administrative costs in remunerating intermediaries in hedging and speculation.

The ETS scheme has been strongly rejected by many non-EU countries. IACA is in favour of a universal solution to mitigate the effects of aviation CO2 emissions on the environment and considers that ICAO is instrumental to reach such deal.

In November 2012, the European Commission proposed a moratorium on the enforcement of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) covering all air routes in 2012 between EU and non-EU airports to EU Member States and the European Parliament.  IACA believes that by limiting the moratorium to flights to and from the EU, the Commission continues to impose cost and complexity on intra-EU operations with little or no overall environment benefit.  IACA calls for the EU Member States and the European Parliament to extend the moratorium to all flights in the ETS scope.

Noise

Please see Noise under the Airport Package page

Relevant documents

• Press release, 17 April 2013 - IACA and ERA: ETS 'stop the clock' proposal must be extended to ALL flights
• Press release, 13 November 2012 - ERA and IACA call for the only fair solution: 1 year freeze on EU ETS for ALL airlines
• IACA position paper, 11 September 2012 - IACA's position on the European Commission's proposal for a decision of the Parliament and Council on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (2012/0202/COD) and a Commission's Regulation to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-2020.

• Press release, 20 December 2011 - 'Emissions Trading Concerns Will be Solved Through ICAO, not in Court'