Sat, Jun 16, 2007
CEO Calls On Aviation Industry To Match
Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer Louis Gallois
outlined some ambitious environmental goals for the company
Thursday ,and called on the aviation sector, suppliers and
governments to share his vision of an eco-efficient aviation
industry.
Airbus will be announcing proposals within the next couple of
months. The Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of
Enterprise and Industry Günter Verheugen has urged the
aviation industry to act now, according to the company.
Gallois (above) said his overall vision is to lead the aviation
sector into becoming eco-efficient. He called on the industry to do
what it possibly can to contain CO2 emissions from aviation that
reportedly represents two per cent of the total man made
emissions.
Gallois said Airbus is committed to an environmental life cycle
approach to operations that will target a 30 per cent reduction in
company energy consumption and 50 per cent reduction in CO2
emissions by 2020. He also committed to re-investing savings
realized from environmental initiatives back into research into
cleaner technologies.
Starting in 2008, Gallois said he will increase his Research and
Technology budget by 25 percent so that all new Airbus aircraft
entering the market would produce 50 per cent less CO2 and 80 per
cent less NOx by 2020. Airbus will also revisit fuel cell and
hydrogen technology to power ground operations at airports, the
company said.
"Airbus' commitments will make a positive difference while also
recognizing that people want and need to travel. They make
environmental and business sense. I hope this leadership will
foster increased research which I fully encourage and support,"
said Verheugen.
Gallois outlined his goals at a certification award ceremony in
which the company received an ISO 14001 certification from
certifying body Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
"We are delighted a large multinational company such as Airbus
has in place eco-efficient growth at its heart," said DNV Chief
Operating Officer, Peter Bjeråger.
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