THE CALENDAR ➔ Coming up...
From conferences and exhibitions, to go-karting and Christmas parties, we list the not-to-be-missed events of the business travel industry coming up in the months ahead.
ITM UPDATE
BERNARD HARROP, HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY IN CHARGE OF ITM/GBTA'S PROJECT ICARUS
Are you ready for airline fares increases in 2012?
WE ARE now less than a year away from the 2012 London Olympics. This is seen by many as the biggest event of modern times staged in the UK. However, for those in the business travel and meetings industry, the date of January 1st 2012 is arguably more important. This is the date when aviation will
SEPTMEBER 15TH-16TH Office 2011 Earls Court, London
www.officeshow.co.uk
SEPTMEBER 19TH-21ST GBTA Europe Conference Noordwijk, Netherlands
www.gbtaeurope.org
OCTOBER 2ND-4TH ACTE Global Conference, Paris
www.acte.org
OCTOBER 13TH The Business Travel Magazine Go Kart Grand Prix Teamsport Indoor Karting Track, Bermondsey See
www.thebusinesstravelmag.com
OCTOBER 17TH-18TH The Business Travel Conference Novotel London West, Hammersmith
www.thebusinesstravelconference.com
NOVEMBER 3RD MS-UK/ACTE Forum NH Hesperia London Victoria Hotel
www.ms-uk.com
NOVEMBER 7TH-10TH World Travel Market, Excel, London
www.wtmlondon.com
NOVEMBER 29TH-DECEMBER 1ST EIBTM, Barcelona
www.eibtm.com
DECEMBER 15TH The Business Travel Magazine Christmas Party Grange Tower Bridge, London
www.thebusinesstravelmag.com
be required to participate in the European emissions trading scheme (EU ETS). A scheme that the EU expects to help reduce carbon emissions from air travel by driving efficiency savings and managing demand. Experts say the growth in emissions from flights from EU airports will, by 2012, cancel out more than a quarter of the emission reduction the EU-15 must achieve to reach its Kyoto Protocol target. By 2020, aviation emissions are
likely to more than double from present levels. The European Commission has introduced this programme to try to address the increases in aviation emissions which often contrasts with many other sectors of the economy which are seeing continuing reductions in
CO2 emissions. The EU's Emissions trading scheme will require all flights operating within the EU, as well as international carriers entering or leaving, to participate in the Union's carbon cap-and-trade scheme from 2012. Airlines will be allocated emissions permits under the cap proportional to their activity. Those airlines unable to stay below their cap must buy credits from those who pollute less. In other words they must trade their allowances or pay a penalty fine.
“Those airlines that are unable to stay below their carbon cap must buy credits from those who pollute less”
Obviously these carriers are unhappy that they will be targeted by additional costs when others won’t be and GBTA is one of those groups advocating that the ETS is introduced globally to be fair to all carriers. But the reality is we are probably too far down the line for the European Commission to delay the ETS implementation. Many industry commentators predict that, as a result of the ETS, carriers are likely to pass additional costs onto customers rather than absorb them; indeed, some industry analysts have suggested that ticket prices could rise by as much as eight euros on short-haul flights, and 30-35 euros on long-haul flights. There are many examples of companies who have grasped the nettle and already started to reduce their carbon emissions from business travel. In recent years many buyers have introduced best practice carbon and cost reduction programmes, as well as working with their suppliers well in advance of any new legislation. A number of them have also achieved ICARUS accreditation for their work. Managing demand, mode of travel and the use of alterna- tives such as video conferencing technology is seen
as a significant contribution to reducing a carbon footprint. Those companies who have still
to take seriously the management of carbon emissions from business travel should take note! By taking action now and monetising carbon emissions, companies will be able to have a greater view of their actual impact on the environment. In the long run, it will also help to save a considerable amount of money!
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