GA contributions to greenhouse gas emissions 'negligible'
May 15, 2011, 01:13 pm
According to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, general aviation continued to have very little contribution to the lower amount of greenhouse gas emissions recently reported by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA has reported that greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. dropped by 6.1 percent between 2008 and 2009. The source also reports that only 0.88 percent of the 8.15 percent of total greenhouse emissions caused by all sectors of aviation come from GA sources.
According to the AOPA, these statistics support the concept that, should federal regulations be introduced to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, the general aviation industry should be exempt.
"Imposing new requirements for GA would be difficult to justify because the GA industry is not a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions," the source says.
As general aviation has a minimum contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, some members of the AOPA and other aviation groups have argued that mandating potentially costly regulations for the GA industry could result on an increased burden for pilots. Aviators already face a number of flight-related expenses, including plane and pilot life insurance, which are essential for participants in the risky recreation.
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