International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s Post

The EU is set to enforce regulations on non-CO2 emissions from airlines, including contrails, starting January 2025. Contrails significantly contribute to climate change, yet IATA urges caution, highlighting gaps in scientific understanding. Director General Willie Walsh emphasizes the need for collaboration to ensure regulations are effective and scientifically grounded. Let's discuss how these measures will shape the future of aviation and environmental sustainability. https://lnkd.in/d5wp35h4 #Aviation #ClimateChange #EURegulations

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Airlines lobby against EU plan to monitor non-CO2 emissions from flights ".... The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it’s too soon to implement regulations as there are still “gaps” in scientific knowledge about their impact. New EU regulations will see airlines required to measure and report non-CO2 emissions from flights from January 2025. That would include contrails, nitrogen oxides and sulphur. ... ....... With regulations now being introduced in the EU, IATA has published a report calling for “urgent action” to deepen our understanding of the climate impact of contrails. It says the science is complex and there are gaps in knowledge about the conditions under which they form, when they persist, and how they impact climate." #climatechange #airlines #EUregulations #airpollution https://lnkd.in/d6eTPVGT

🌥 Non-CO2 effects from aviation, including NOx emissions and contrail formation, are known to have an impact on the climate. While our knowledge of these effects today may not be as extensive as that of CO2, scientific consensus, highlights that their warming effects could have a similar impact as CO2, or even larger. 👉 Read more about the climate impact of contrails on our website: https://lnkd.in/dSK6Qy-p 📝 This week we signed a letter alongside aviation stakeholders including easyJet and NGOs including Transport & Environment (T&E) to urge the EU Commission to ensure that non-CO2 effects from all flights from the EU are monitored in the Emissions Trading System (ETS). 👉 Read the letter here: https://lnkd.in/eCGq_nHY

🤔 Surely if something is uncertain, and we need to understand it more, then doing as much monitoring, reporting and data collection/analysis as possible makes sense? 🌍 New EU regulations will see airlines required to measure and report non-CO2 emissions from flights from January 2025. That would include contrails, nitrogen oxides and sulphur. 👉 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it’s too soon to implement regulations as there are still “gaps” in scientific knowledge about their impact and has been lobbying the EU to delay it's scheme: https://lnkd.in/eZEMEZd6 👇 We think this makes no sense - the entire purpose is to collect more data to improve our scientific understanding. Which is why we joined various aviation stakeholders and NGOs to sign this letter.

Total climate impact of aviation - #NonCO2 emissions are 3x larger than the CO2 emissions. ‘Planes emit a whole lot more emissions, called non-CO2 emissions, such as contrails, soot and nitrous oxides. Accounting for non-CO2 emissions, aviation’s climate footprint is three times bigger.’ Transport & Environment (T&E) https://lnkd.in/eQRXBehC

Interesting new research on public opinion about aviation and climate released this week. Three points that jumped out: 1️⃣ Climate concerns do not shape people’s flying behaviour, and only around one in four people disapprove of others flying frequently. Age and personal income play a far bigger role than concern about climate change in explaining variations in flying behaviour. 2️⃣ The public want flyers and airlines to pay for decarbonising aviation, but think that those with the broadest shoulders should bare the largest costs. 3️⃣ Tackling private jet usage and promoting train-to-plane policies are the clear first steps for any aviation policy wanting to command public support. The majority think government should be encouraging people to take trains instead of planes, and there is strong support for action to either tax or ban private jets IPPR have called for increased taxes on private jets and a full review of the UK’s approach to aviation decarbonisation to be brought forward to 2025. Public opinion about the fairest ways to speed up emissions reductions should be a crucial part of that review. #aviation #climate #decarbonisation Read more here 👇 https://lnkd.in/ew5_xDE9

As we confront the challenges of climate change, it's crucial to address the sources of air pollution like fossil fuel burning. The new emissions standards for passenger vehicles announced by the Biden administration are a positive step forward. Additionally, investing in innovative solutions like Kingsley Air USA devices, which can effectively eliminate particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns, will play a vital role in improving air quality and protecting public health. #ClimateAction #CleanAir #kingsleyairusa

I'm happy to share that we published the third Sea Cargo Charter Annual Disclosure Report today! 35 shipping companies are reporting their emissions against the latest IMO greenhouse gas strategy from 2023. This is a great achievement for the Sea Cargo Charter as signatories are for the first time reporting where they stand against a net-zero target by 2050, based on a full lifecycle well-to-wake emissions perspective. While most signatories are misaligned with the ambition this year, the report shows a collective effort towards standardised data collection, collaboration and transparency within the maritime industry and is a clear sign that more needs to be done to achieve full decarbonisation by 2050.