EUROCONTROL Stakeholder Forum on the air cargo industry

In this webinar we aim to explore the non-CO₂ climate impact of flying, focusing primarily on what can be done to reduce the formation of contrails and cirrus cloud, as well as the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOX).

Recent studies have shown that these non-CO₂ effects could be reduced substantially if the air traffic management community takes coordinated actions.

Our webinar will tackle the following key questions:

What is the current understanding of the main climate impacts associated with air traffic beyond CO₂ emissions, in particular contrail formation – the white fumes often spotted trailing behind planes?
How can the aviation industry best address climate impacts other than CO₂?
What is already being done on an operational level to address this issue, in particular contrails?
What are the key challenges on an operational and technological level?
What other measures are envisaged to reduce the impact on non-CO₂ emissions?

EUROCONTROL Stakeholder Forum on aviation’s impact on non-CO₂ emissions

Our panel of innovative thinkers from leading aviation organisations discuss how can the aviation industry best address climate impacts other than CO₂?

Watch the webinar recording below.

More than CO₂

Prof Dr Robert Sausen DLR

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Mitigating the climate impact of non-CO₂: EUROCONTROL MUAC Live Trial 2

Dr Rüdiger Ehrmanntraut EUROCONTROL

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Reducing non-CO₂ impacts of aviation

Olivia Nunez SESAR JU

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In this webinar we aim to explore the non-CO₂ climate impact of flying, focusing primarily on what can be done to reduce the formation of contrails and cirrus cloud, as well as the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOX).

Recent studies have shown that these non-CO₂ effects could be reduced substantially if the air traffic management community takes coordinated actions.

Our webinar will tackle the following key questions:

What is the current understanding of the main climate impacts associated with air traffic beyond CO₂ emissions, in particular contrail formation – the white fumes often spotted trailing behind planes?
How can the aviation industry best address climate impacts other than CO₂?
What is already being done on an operational level to address this issue, in particular contrails?
What are the key challenges on an operational and technological level?
What other measures are envisaged to reduce the impact on non-CO₂ emissions?

An animated airplane flying and creating contrails

For this discussion, we have lined up three experts with wide-ranging operational and scientific expertise who will share their insights on this complex matter, and help us understand what aviation is already doing to mitigate non-CO₂ climate impacts – and what more can be done.

On the operational front, the focus will be on the live trial for contrail prevention, the first of its kind, which EUROCONTROL’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre has launched in partnership with DLR, the German Aerospace Centre, to assess the operational feasibility of contrail prevention by air traffic control, and to measure its impact. Watch our video about it to learn more.