27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-5.9.1

THE U.S. STRATEGY FOR TACKLING AVIATION CLIMATE IMPACTS

N. Brown, M. Gupta, R. Jefferies, L. Maurice
FAA, USA

Keywords: aviation climate impacts, nextgen

The elements of the U.S. to reduce aviation’s climate impacts are: better scientific understanding and integrated analyses; clean and energy efficient aircraft technologies; alternative fuels; clean and energy efficient operational procedures; and policy and market-based options. Goals include medium term carbon neutral growth and long term absolute reductions.

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