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EU approved calculation tool for small emitters and all operators
the EU Commission has finally released a tool primarily for small emitters to allow them to estimate fuel consumption, hence CO2 emissions, as part of their compliance with the EU Emissions Trading System. The tool enables aircraft operators that qualify as “small emitters” with few flights or emissions to use simplified monitoring procedures. However, the tool can also be used by other larger aircraft operators to also estimate of fuel consumption for specific flights where actual data is exceptionally not available and hence could become an important tool for them.
The tool was developed by Eurocontrol and it uses fuel consumption coefficients that are statistically robust and which are believed to have included the input of various aicraft operators to make it more accurate. The tool covers the majority of common aircraft types and it meets the requirements of the monitoring and reporting guidelines for the EU ETS established by the EU Decision 2007/589/EC, with a calculation approach based on individual flights, actual route length and statistically sound fuel consumption relationships.
The tool will undoubtedly reduce the ETS compliance administrative requirements for small operators and perhaps the larger ones. The tool is available for download and use free of charge and a description on how to use it on Eurocontrol’s web site at: http://www.eurocontrol.int/environment/public/standard_page/small_emitters.html
European Union ETS
Overview
You can learn more about the European ETS in this informative overview by the European Commission in this document EU_ETS.pdf
Operator Guidelines
This document is the latest available guide to aircraft operators on how to complete their Monitoring Plans ETS_guidelines_June_2009.pdf
Monitoring Plan Templates
Here are the document templates for Monitoring Plan completion. Please note that these are not final versions and will vary by EU country, however they are extremely useful for preparation:
Tonne Kilometres - 2009_May_ETS_Draft_MP_TKM.xls
Aircraft Emissions - 2009_May_ETS_Draft_MP_AE.xls
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