Int'l Civil Aviation Organization Holds Talks On Emission Reduction

Kuta, Bali, Sept 15 (Antara) - The International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, had held a discussion on reducing emissions from aircraft engines. "We will be contributing in this discussion to the issuance of the global aviation policy for the environment, such as by the development of renewable energy," stated the Indonesian Transportation Ministry`s Director of Aviation Safety, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Yusfandri Gona, here on Monday during a discussion on the world flight emission reduction in Bali, participated by many other international aviation institutions, including Indonesia. Gona noted that the event was in line with Indonesian commitment to cut 26 percent of emission by 2020 from several sectors, aviation being one among them. Regular commercial aircraft contributes to emission, beginning from its noise to fuel use impacts on the environment and sustainable development of civil aviation industry sector. "The current issue is related to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and the development of technology, including operational efficiency and utilization of renewable fuels," Gona said. The secretary of Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) Jane Hube said the committee has targeted that future aircraft will be able to reduce noise levels to zero. Contribution of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fuel combustion has also been a concern, as each aircraft uses fuel that contributes about 80 percent of CO2. Hopefully, the discussed issue that was submitted to the ICAO council will be proposed for formulating policies and regulations as well as standard for products by the CAEP member states and observer countries, and a plenary session will be held in 2016. This event was attended by hundreds of delegates from 21 CAEP member countries, many international flights, airlines institutions, and flight professions.