The announcements in July this year by the European Parliament that all flights starting and landing in the EU will be subject to a cap on their emissions, as part of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS), has been the subject of much recent discussion within the industry. As airlines struggle to learn more about the impacts of the scheme and understand exactly what is required of them to ensure the most practical and cost efficient implementation process, London Business Conferences is pleased to announce the second, annual Aviation Emissions Trading Summit 2008, in direct response to the latest announcements, and also following 2007’s successful Summit, which attracted 120 delegates from the aviation sector and analysed the practical and operational processes behind the scheme.
One year on, with intercontinental flights now included in the directive, the situation is increasingly pertinent for airlines. This is now an international civil aviation issue. Big question marks exist over the legality of the scheme and the basis for any objections to the scheme. Also of concern are the fears that there will be a rise in air traffic at certain non-EU airports as airlines seek to avoid EU hubs. The scheme also raises important questions over the future of an international mechanism and how this might work, in a post 2012 scenario. The ETS legislation could present a significant increase to the cost of an airline.
As a result, Aviation Emissions Trading 2008 will provide an opening high-level update on the context for the ETS. This is a crucial opportunity to hear from Governments and key regulatory decision makers as to why they think this is a success and how they see it working at a strategic level. In turn, CEOs and senior strategists from airlines will present their concerns about the scheme, highlighting the tweaks they would like to see made to the current design and examining the economic and social impacts that they are going to experience.
Each afternoon, Summit delegates will be presented with practical case studies from organisations that are already part of the ETS and learn about the costs they faced and what they actually did to prepare. In addition, we will analyse how the benchmarking and allowances will work, evaluate the mechanism for auctioning and examine the monitoring, reporting and verification guidelines. Speakers from leading global airlines will share important insights on to accurately monitor, measure and capture emission data. Delegates will also gain detailed and relevant aviation-specific information on the current trading system, as well as the opportunity to meet the main players on the carbon market.
With its focus on the expansion of the ETS to aviation and how to prepare, this conference is absolutely unique. Organisations that are already part of the ETS and who have started to prepare will be attending, as well as those airlines who have yet to make concrete plans and who wish to learn how to accurately monitor, measure and capture their emission data from those airlines who are leading in this field. This is an unparalleled opportunity for airlines to understand how to comply with the current design process, whilst also facilitate their sustainable development. This Summit will focus on HOW airlines can continue to grow with ETS.
The event is aimed at all global airlines operating routes into Europe, in particular, CSR Directors and Managers, Directors for Environmental Affairs, Directors of Policy and Aeronautical Affairs, Directors of Sustainability, Heads of Aviation Regulation, Heads of Planning, Heads of Business Sustainability, Heads of Industry and External Affairs, Heads of Safety, Heads of Sustainability, Health, Safety and Environment Directors from the airline industry. Consultants specialising in carbon management and environmental issues, carbon trading, banks, law firms, traders, risk managers, PR agencies, social responsibility and disclosure agencies will also participate in the Aviation Emissions Trading Summit 2008.
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Captain Chris Schroeder, Head Of Fuel Optimization & Environment, Qatar Airways
Philip Good, Clean Air and Transport Unit, DG Environment, European Commission
Jim French, CEO, Flybe
Andrew Parker, Senior Vice President, Public & Environmental Affairs, Emirates
Capt Dr. Ooi Teong Siew, General Manager Corporate Safety, Security & Health Environment, Malaysian Airlines
Anton Novak, Head of Environment, Austrian Airlines
Andy Kershaw, Climate Change Manager, British Airways
Capt. Joachim Scheiderer, Manager Flight Operations Engineering and Fuel Conservation, Lufthansa CityLine
Andrew Watt,
Environmental Expert, Euro Control
Toru Sasaki, Director Social & Environmental Affairs, CSRB Promotion, All Nippon Airways
Anastasia Aslanidou, Head of Commercial Planning & International Affairs Department, Cyprus Airways
Vichuda Sthalanand, Corporate Environmental Department, Thai Airways International
Peter Durante, Environmental Products Manager, Shell
Tim Pohle, Managing Director of Environmental Affairs, Air Transport Association
Michaela Beltracchi, European Policy Coordinator, IETA
Joe Cappello, CEO, Air Malta
Nuno Lacasta, Climate Policy Director, Portuguese Government
Jens Bjarnason, Senior
Vice President, Technical Services, Icelandair
Holger Kowoll, Head of Airport Commercial Relations and Political Affairs, Condor Flugdienst GmbH
Stefan Kruger Nielsen, Special Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Climate and Energy, Denmark
Martin Casey, Director of Public Affairs & Corporate Responsibility – EMEA, Asia & Australia, Cemex
Kalle Keldusild, Senior Advisor, Swedish Civil Aviation Authority
Peter Kirk, Deputy
Executive Secretary, ECAC
Hikmat Mahawat Khan, Aviation Consultant, Centre of Excellence Aviation, Cap Gemini
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