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Aircraft Emissions
Airservices Australia has been working in collaboration with regulatory authorities, airports and airline to improve air traffic management and reduce emissions to protect the environment.
Australian Greenhouse Office projections estimate that emissions from domestic aviation will remain at around 7% of total transport emissions over the next ten years. This currently represents around 6 million tonnes of CO2 of the 80 million tonnes in total for transport emissions.
Without effective environmental measures, increased traffic will lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions. We are doing our part to address this important issue.
Many initiatives take advantage of the increasing sophistication of modern aviation navigation and flight management systems to improve performance before departure, in the air and on arrival.