Carriers set to fly green
By Winny Wang |
April 13, 2011, Wednesday
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CHINA'S aviation industry aims to improve energy efficiency and reduce emission intensity by 22 percent by the end of 2020 from the level in 2005.
Airlines are encouraged to use alternative fuels and new-generation engines as well as develop innovative products to save energy and trim emission of carbon dioxide, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the regulator, said in a guideline on its website yesterday.
"By the end of 2020, companies in China's aviation industry will keep pace with developed countries in terms of energy consumption and emission standard," the guideline said.
Under the guideline, CAAC is required to allocate military and civil air space efficiently to optimize flight network and shorten flying distances.
The 11th Five Year Plan, from 2006 to 2010, envisages the domestic aviation industry to cut energy intensity by 9 percent, CAAC said.
The European Union has included Chinese carriers into its Emission Trading System, which may cost them 800 million yuan (US$122 million) in 2012.
All flights departing or landing at EU airports will start emission trading from 2012. Airlines that exceed their carbon dioxide limit will have to buy spare permits or face a fine.
Airlines are encouraged to use alternative fuels and new-generation engines as well as develop innovative products to save energy and trim emission of carbon dioxide, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the regulator, said in a guideline on its website yesterday.
"By the end of 2020, companies in China's aviation industry will keep pace with developed countries in terms of energy consumption and emission standard," the guideline said.
Under the guideline, CAAC is required to allocate military and civil air space efficiently to optimize flight network and shorten flying distances.
The 11th Five Year Plan, from 2006 to 2010, envisages the domestic aviation industry to cut energy intensity by 9 percent, CAAC said.
The European Union has included Chinese carriers into its Emission Trading System, which may cost them 800 million yuan (US$122 million) in 2012.
All flights departing or landing at EU airports will start emission trading from 2012. Airlines that exceed their carbon dioxide limit will have to buy spare permits or face a fine.
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