1. ICAO Colloquium 9-11 April 2001 Montreal, Canada
Mr Eckard Seebohm
Directorate General for Energy and Transport

2. Sustainable aviation European Climate Change Programme
European Perspective
Sustainable aviation
European Climate Change Programme

3. What is sustainable aviation?
Sustainable aviation should contribute to social and economic welfare, without harming human health and the environment.

4. Where we are now ICAO - CAEP/5 Recognised need for action:
- Emissions certification
- Operational best practice
- Market based measures
Incorporation of Rio Declaration Principle 16 - polluter pays commitments

5. European commitment - Amsterdam Treaty (1997)
Article 2 defines sustainable development as a fundamental objective
Article 6 requires integration of environment into all policy areas - including aviation
- Cardiff Council (1998) - initiative on integration - shifts environmental responsibilities from environmental to other policy bodies
- Helsinki Council (1999) - developed the process - long term strategy

6. European Climate Change Programme
ECCP - launched March 2000 to meet Community Kyoto target: 8% below 1990 levels by
Twin track approach: - Policies & measures
- EU emissions trading from 2005
Working Groups: - Energy supply and consumption
- Transport (with aviation subgroup)
- Industry
- Research
- Kyoto mechanisms

7. European Climate Change Programme
Transport 28% of all CO2 emissions, of which aviation is 3.5% of all CO2
Without action, transport emissions to grow to 32% by 2010
ECCP focussed on reducing emissions from road transport,
but……..

8. European Climate Change Programme
….. aviation must also contribute
For aviation, ECCP expected to propose:
- technological goals - 50% cut in CO2 and 80% reduction in NOx by 2020
- savings of 5% from Single European Sky initiative
- market based measures - to internalise environmental costs
- modal shift - from aircraft to trains

9. How to make progress Science and technical
Atmospheric and technological research
Higher certification standards - climb cruise and LTO
Best operating practice
Market based measures
Open emissions trading for aviation
Commission study on charges
Voluntary agreements must be more than business as usual

10. Conclusion Europe: - will play its part in ICAO
- build international consensus, and
- collaborate to reduce emissions consistent with Community obligations