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fuels and the development of a comprehensive emissions inventory. “This is an important time for Indonesian aviation, notably, as air transport capacity globally and especially here in the Asia Pacific region is projected to expand significantly over the next two decades,” commented Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Transportation, Dr Bambang Susantono. “To manage this growth responsibly, Indonesia was keenly aware that we would need to develop and adopt more meaningful emissions control legislation and initiatives,” he continues. “ICAO- TCB’s experience and knowledge of what works at the global, regional and local levels will be invaluable to us as we proceed with these programmes.”
Lufthansa looking after the environment
At its third Climate Care Conference in Frankfurt, Lufthansa Cargo has reaffirmed its ambitious plans to reduce sustainably the impact of its activities on the environment. Addressing 200 representatives
at the conference from the logistics business, the scientific community and the media, Board Member Operations Dr Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht emphasised Lufthansa Cargo’s pioneering rôle in green logistics: “We are on track with our ambitious aim of reducing specific emissions by a fourth by 2020 and have already achieved the first ten percentage points towards that objective. We are working on numerous measures and literally leaving no stone unturned – in our flight operations alone, we have developed more than 50 measures to curb the fuel burn of our aircraft.” The venue for the conference, attended by leading climate researchers like Mojib Latif, was a fitting choice: The Frankfurt Senckenberg Museum of Natural History with its large dinosaurs and concurrent climate exhibition illustrating the rich biodiversity of life on earth and the changes the planet has undergone over millions of years. The speakers concurred in underlining the impact the logistics industry has on the environment. Equally, the industry was unanimous
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in advocating even greater commitment towards the goal of more environmentally-friendly aviation. Lufthansa Cargo Board Member Dr Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht urged the attendees to step up their common efforts. “Only when all partners in the transport chain as well as scientists and politicians pull together will we have the best chance of massively reducing the burden on the environment. "Transparency must be vastly
improved so that transport decisions can be influenced more in future by their impact on the environment," he added. "Comparability between the airlines is often difficult. Not every carrier, for example, releases data on specific emissions." Dr Rupprecht is expecting a substantial reduction in specific emissions at Lufthansa Cargo from the coming winter when the first two of five Boeing 777 freighters on its order books are scheduled to enter into service. The most efficient and quietest freighter of its class generates around 20% fewer emissions than the existing MD-11 freighters in the fleet.
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