Sustainable
Aviation in theUnited States

Presented to: JITI Seminar on Sustainable Aviation
By: Julie Oettinger, Assistant Administrator forPolicy, International Affairs and Environment
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Date: 18 October 2012Federal Aviation
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U.S. Goals• Carbon-neutral growth by 2020 using 2005 baseline– 2010 ICAO Assembly Resolution aimed for aspirational goal ofcarbon-neutral growth by 2020 using 2020 baseline• Aspirational goal of fuel efficiency improvements of2 percent per year
– Consistent with commitments in the 2010 ICAO AssemblyResolution• Target to use 1 billion gallons of alternative fuels ayear starting in 2018Federal Aviation
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FAA Approach• Aircraft & Engine Technology Improvement• Operational Improvements• Alternative Fuels Development & Deployment• Polices, Standards, and Measures• Scientific Understanding & Modeling/Analysis

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CLEEN
Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise• 5 year effort to accelerate technology development
and commercialization with 50 percent cost share– FAA budget: US$125 million– Industry budget: US$125 million+• Mixed portfolio of technologies– Engine: GE, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce– Aircraft: Boeing– Alternative Fuels: Boeing, Honeywell, Rolls-Royce

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NextGen• The Next Generation Air Transportation System(NextGen) drives many FAA efforts• Integrated set of systems, technologies andpolicies to make U.S. aviation safer, reduce
delays, reduce energy use, and mitigate impact
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ASPIRE• Japan (JCAB) is current chair• Demonstrated improvements in fuel burnthrough air traffic management bestpractices, such as:– Dynamic Airborne Reroute Procedures– User Preferred Route Expansion– Continuous Descent Approach, Tailored Arrivals, etc.

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Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative• Public-Private coalition for commercial aviation toengage emerging alternative fuels industry• Goals– Drop-in capable– Comparable cost to petroleum fuels– Environmental improvement• Enables diverse stakeholders to:– Share and collect data and identify resources– Direct research, development, and deployment ofalternative jet fuels

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Policy, Standards and Measures
ICAO• Work with ICAO Committee on Aviation
Environmental Protection to make continued
progress on an aircraft CO2 standard• U.S. experts engaged in ongoing work at ICAO onmarket-based measures

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Voluntary Airport Low Emission Program• National program to reduce all
sources of airport ground emissions• Chicago O’Hare – Gate Power– Gate electrification and preconditioned
air units for six gates• Albuquerque International – Alternative Fuel– Solar power system on six parking garage rooftops

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Moving Forward•The ICAO 2010 Assembly Resolution provides the basis foraddressing aviation CO2 emissions•The international aviation community must continue to makeprogress mitigating aviation’s contribution to global CO 2emissions•The EU ETS continues to be a distraction as it undermines
global efforts; we need a multilateral approach through ICAO•The U.S. government and aviation industry are committed toworking with partners around the world to help reduce
aviation’s carbon footprint in the future

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