The production of C02 emissions is an unfortunate consequence of most industries – including aviation. Although we aviators as a community are making tremendous efforts to achieve carbon-neutral growth and half our total emission by 2050, it remains a reality that until then C02 will be released. In the future, SAFs will be more widely available, helping us to avoid this. In the meantime, there is a way we can mitigate the damage our emissions do and achieve sustainability—that’s carbon offsetting.
Carbon offsetting is the funding of carbon reduction projects to compensate for carbon creation thus enabling us to further mitigate any environmental impact. An offset is achieved by purchasing and canceling carbon credit with 1 carbon credit representing 1 tonne of CO2e reduction. Carbon credits can finance many different projects like renewable energy, waste management, biofuel production, biodiversity protection, forestry and agriculture, energy and fuels technologies, and sustainable development.
IBAC encourages operators to monitor their fuel use regularly. But how do we calculate our carbon footprint… or, in other words, how do we work out the number of offsets we need? Firstly, because ICAO and other entities measure CO2 in metric tonnes, it’s recommended that fuel is measured in the same way to best calculate emissions output and do so consistently with global best practices. It’s also recommended that measurements are taken for each flight. For every unit of fuel burned, 3.16 units of CO2 are created. So, 4 tonnes of burned fuel produces 12.64 tonnes of CO2, therefore you will require 12.64 offset units.
IBAC recently partnered with the Carbon Credit Exchange (CTX) to offer operators a resource through which they can voluntarily offset carbon emissions by purchasing carbon credits. It also allows them to choose from thousands of accredited projects that support their overall sustainability goals worldwide. This is an awesome show of business aviation’s commitment to the future integrity of our planet!
To learn more about carbon offsetting and avail of a discount, visit IBAC’s site here.
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Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
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