{"id":6431,"date":"2023-06-06T09:09:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T09:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=6431"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:12:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:12:28","slug":"iata-and-unep-to-address-key-environmental-challenges-in-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=6431","title":{"rendered":"IATA and UNEP to Address Key Environmental Challenges in Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to address sustainability challenges in the aviation industry.<br \/>\nReduction of problematic single use plastics products (SUPP) and improving the circularity in the use of plastics by the industry is the initial focus of the partnership as UNEP leads global efforts to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Making aircraft cabins more sustainable is a priority for airlines and their passengers. The complex and asymmetrical regulatory environment, however, often poses an obstacle by preventing circular economy best practices. In the absence of a global approach, differing regulations at both ends of a journey severely limit the actions that airlines can take.<\/p>\n<p>IATA advocates for a simplified and harmonized regulatory environment that would enable a reduction in plastic utilization and greater reuse, and recycling of cabin waste, including plastics, where they are needed. To this end, the partnership will step-up IATA\u2019s engagement with UNEP to ensure that aviation\u2019s unique challenges and opportunities are represented in the upcoming international legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution.<\/p>\n<p>Already, IATA and UNEP are working on joint guidance on Re-thinking Plastics in Aviation. This comprehensive resource will encompass an overview of regulations, guidance on SUPP replacement, and recommended best practices for both industry and regulators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorld Environment Day reminds us that sustainability is our number one global challenge. Formalizing IATA\u2019s longstanding collaboration with UNEP will help airlines move even faster on improving the sustainability of the aircraft cabin. It\u2019s critical that we achieve a harmonized global regulatory framework to enable airlines to implement more comprehensive and common circular economic solutions in all markets. For example, currently our hands are tied with outdated regulations focused on incineration rather than reuse and recycling. Modernizing that will be a big step forward for sustainability,\u201d said Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA\u2019s SVP Sustainability and Chief Economist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ga_article_ad\">\n<div id=\"gAd-300x250-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cUNEP is looking forward to working with IATA, to helping the industry transition to net zero, food waste reduction and moving away from single use and short lived plastic products. The aviation industry can also help by creating the demand for substituting these plastics with materials that do not have a negative and social environmental footprint,\u201d said Sheila Aggarwal-Khan, Director of UNEP\u2019s Industry and Economy Division.<\/p>\n<p>More than\u202f400 million tonnes of plastic\u202fis produced every year, half of which is designed to be used only once. Of that, only nine percent is recycled, with the pollution it generates making it extremely urgent that global action is taken.<\/p>\n<p>Under this partnership, IATA and UNEP also plan to work together on knowledge sharing, guidance and networking in other key sustainability challenges including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), sustainable finance, climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation including preventing wildlife trafficking and sustainable tourism.<\/p>\n<p>source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingtravelnews.com\/news\/article\/iata-and-unep-to-address-key-environmental-challenges-in-aviation\"> https:\/\/www.breakingtravelnews.com\/news\/article\/iata-and-unep-to-address-key-environmental-challenges-in-aviation<\/a>\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aligned with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to address sustainability challenges in the aviation industry. 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