1st Edition

Aviation and Climate Change Lessons for European Policy

By Alice Bows, Kevin Anderson, Paul Upham Copyright 2009
14 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

It is generally accepted – the US administration excepted - that the emissions reduction targets agreed in the Kyoto Protocol are only the beginning of what needs to be achieved in international climate negotiations. While studies suggest that major emission reductions by industrialized countries can be achieved at low economic cost, both these and early reductions by developing countries are... Read more

List of Figures.  List of Tables.  Acknowledgments.  1. Flying into Heavy Weather  1.1 Introduction  1.2 Aviation’s Past, Present and Future  1.3 Climate Change and Cumulative Emissions  1.4 Opportunities for Aviation  1.5 Climate and Aviation Policy  1.6 Comparative Assessment  1.7 Aviation in the Wider Energy Context  2. Aviation: Past, Present and Future  2.1 Introduction  2.2 The Past  2.3 The Future  2.4 The Wider Context  2.5 Summary  3. Climate Change & Cumulative Emissions  3.1 Introduction  3.2 Global Climate Change  3.3 Climate Targets in the EU  3.4 Summary  4. Opportunities for Aviation  4.1 Introduction  4.2 Shifting Environmental Focus  4.3 Aircraft Engine Technology  4.4 Airframe Design  4.5 Low-Carbon Fuels  4.6 Operations  4.7 Contrails and Cirrus Clouds  4.8 Summary  5. Climate and Aviation Policy  5.1 Introduction  5.2 Global Policies and Drivers  5.3 EU Policies and Drivers  5.4 UK Policies and Drivers  5.5 Summary  6. Comparative Assessment  6.1 Introduction  6.2 Aviation Emission Scenarios for the EU  6.3 Aviation Emission Scenarios for the UK  6.4 Summary  7. Aviation in the Wider Energy Context  7.1 Introduction  7.2 The Tyndall Scenario Method  7.3 The Energy Policy Context  7.4 Scenario Method  7.5 Tyndall’s 60% Energy Scenarios  7.6 Tyndall’s Cumulative Carbon Scenarios  8. Conclusion.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Paul Upham, Kevin Anderson and Alice Bows are Research Associates at the Tyndall Centre, part of the University of Manchester. Kevin Anderson and Paul Upham are also affiliated to Manchester Business School.