Aviation and Climate Change: Lessons for European Policy

by Bows; Alice

• ISBN13: 9780415397056
• ISBN10: 0415397057
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

It is generally accepted the US administration excepted - that the emissions reduction targets agreed in the Kyoto Protocol are only the beginning of what needs to be achieved in international climate negotiations. While studies suggest that major emission reductions by industrialized countries can be achieved at low economic cost, both these and early reductions by developing countries are inevitably a major political challenge. This book focuses on European policy toward climate change, specifically its ramifications for the aviation industry. With air travel predicted to grow enormously in the coming years, the issue of climate change is hugely topical for this important industry. Accessible to students, academics and practioners, this book is useful reading for all those with an interest in climate change, the aviation industry, or both.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Flying into Heavy Weather	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Aviation's Past, Present and Future	p. 2
Climate Change and Cumulative Emissions	p. 3
Opportunities for Aviation	p. 4
Climate and Aviation Policy	p. 5
Comparative Assessment	p. 6
Aviation in the Wider Energy Context	p. 7
Aviation: Past, Present and Future	p. 9
Introduction	p. 9
The Past	p. 9
The Future	p. 17
The Wider Context	p. 23
Summary	p. 27
Climate Change and Cumulative Emissions	p. 29
Introduction	p. 29
Global Climate Change	p. 29
Climate Targets in the EU	p. 35
Summary	p. 43
Opportunities for Aviation	p. 45
Introduction	p. 45
Shifting Environmental Focus	p. 45
Aircraft Engine Technology	p. 47
Airframe Design	p. 47
Low-Carbon Fuels	p. 50
Operations	p. 53
Contrails and Cirrus Clouds	p. 57
Summary	p. 58
Climate and Aviation Policy	p. 60
Introduction	p. 60
Global Policies and Drivers	p. 60
EU Policies and Drivers	p. 64
UK Policies and Drivers	p. 70
Summary	p. 75
Comparative Assessment	p. 77
Introduction	p. 77
Aviation Emission Scenarios for the EU	p. 77
Aviation Emission Scenarios for the UK	p. 94
Summary	p. 100
Aviation in the Wider Energy Context	p. 103
Introduction	p. 103
The Tyndall Scenario Method	p. 103
The Energy Policy Context	p. 104
Scenario Method	p. 105
Tyndall's 60% Energy Scenarios	p. 107
Tyndall's Cumulative Carbon Scenarios	p. 119
Conclusion	p. 126
Notes	p. 129
Bibliography	p. 135
Index	p. 141
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