Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Environmental Management System (EMS)

2 Federal Aviation Administration Policy Research XXXX P1Improved science and modeling P2Accelerated maturation of new aircraft technologies P3Renewable fuels P4Accelerated Air Traffic Management (ATM) Improvements and Efficiencies P5Policies, Environmental Standards, Market Based Measures and Environmental Management System Absolute reduction of significant community noise and air quality emissions impacts Improve NAS energy efficiency and, supply of and access to, alternative fuel sources Limit or reduce the impact of aviation Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions on the global climate Reduce significant aviation impacts associated with water quality 5-Pillar approach to develop solutionsNextGen environmental goals NOISE AIR QUALITY WATER QUALITY ENERGY GLOBAL CLIMATE NextGen mobility and efficiency goals are dependent upon addressing and mitigating aviation environmental impacts NextGen EMS Background NextGen Environmental Management System November 2010

3 Federal Aviation Administration Policy Research XXXX Achieving NextGen environmental goals requires a strategic approach Aggressive environmental goals have been set Achieving these will very challenging, given the complex aviation system Success will be contingent on a robust framework to: –Communicate and coordinate with stakeholders –Integrate objectives and solutions into stakeholder operations –Collect results, best-practices, and lessons learned –Respond to feedback and adapt as necessary … NextGen EMS connects solutions to environmental goals established for five environmental aspects

4 Federal Aviation Administration Policy Research XXXX Identify significant NextGen environmental issues and establish objective and targets to manage these Communicate and coordinate with stakeholders and integrate objectives and solutions into stakeholder operations Collect results, best-practices, and lessons learned Respond to feedback and adapt as necessary Plan Do Check Act Plan DoCheck Act NextGen EMS Background NextGen Environmental Issues Managed through EMS Framework NextGen Environmental Management System November 2010

5 Federal Aviation Administration Policy Research XXXX Higher Tier Level: Identify and communicate NextGen environmental goals Track progress against NextGen goals Collect data for R&D and policymaking Communicate solutions / approaches Stakeholder Level: Assess current and future environmental impacts (at the organization level) Set organizational objectives Develop and Implement NextGen environmental solutions Report environmental data Not required to have a formal EMS Other Agencies FAA Industry (Airline & Manufacturer) Airport Higher Tier Level of the NextGen EMS FAA Office of Environment and Energy in Coordination with NextGen I&I Joint Planning & Development Office Enviro. Working Group Communicating Environmental Performance Communicating NextGen Goals and Solutions Framework NextGen EMS Framework Connects Higher Tier to Stakeholders NextGen Environmental Management System November 2010

6 Federal Aviation Administration Policy Research XXXX September 2010 NextGen Aspects can be integrated into existing EMS and/or Environmental Programs Focus: Compliance with Federal Requirements Energy/Water Consumption Sustainable Buildings Waste etc. Green Procurement Focus: Addressing Air Transportation System Impacts Community noise Air quality Global Climate Water quality Energy NextGen Aspects Current Aspects Conceptual Diagram

7 Federal Aviation Administration Policy Research XXXX September 2010 NextGen EMS Implementation Strategy Current Stage NextGen EMS Background Phase III Design Phase V Verify & Adapt EMS Approaches & Framework Phase II Baselining Phase IV Implementation Plan & Implement Change Feedback Phase I Scoping Outreach & Communications Data Management Decision Support