Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07OSLO691
2007-06-27 08:30:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Oslo
Cable title:
NORWEGIANS TO BACK U.S. ON AVIATION SAFETY, EU ON
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UNCLAS OSLO 000691
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/T AND EB/TRA
MONTREAL FOR US MISSION TO ICAO
FAA FOR JIM FILIPPATOS, DI REIMOLD, AND CARL BURLESON
DHS FOR TSA JILLENE MACCREERY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR ETRD SENV ECON PREL NO
SUBJECT: NORWEGIANS TO BACK U.S. ON AVIATION SAFETY, EU ON
AVIATION EMISSIONS AT ICAO
REF: A. STATE 77572
B. STATE 83246
C. OSLO 605
UNCLAS OSLO 000691
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/T AND EB/TRA
MONTREAL FOR US MISSION TO ICAO
FAA FOR JIM FILIPPATOS, DI REIMOLD, AND CARL BURLESON
DHS FOR TSA JILLENE MACCREERY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR ETRD SENV ECON PREL NO
SUBJECT: NORWEGIANS TO BACK U.S. ON AVIATION SAFETY, EU ON
AVIATION EMISSIONS AT ICAO
REF: A. STATE 77572
B. STATE 83246
C. OSLO 605
1. (SBU) On June 25, Post received the following response
from the Norwegian Ministry of Transportation regarding
aviation security, aviation safety, and environmental
positions at September's ICAO assembly in Montreal. Norway
backs our positions on aviation safety and security while
supporting the EU's position on using charges, emissions
trading, and other market-based mechanisms to help
Contracting States control their emissions.
BACKING USG POSITIONS ON AIR SAFETY, SECURITY, AND NAVIGATION
2. (SBU) Norway will support USG positions on the Universal
Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP) and on Safety
Oversight and Safety Enhancements. Norway agrees with us
that information from audits should be available to the
entire civil aviation industry without legal barriers;
however, safety information should be compatible with the
taxonomy of the ICAO Accident and Incident Reporting System.
Norway also supports the use of risk analysis in
safety-related work. Norway will most likely support the
U.S. on safety oversight-technical assistance and unmanned
aircraft systems. Norway agrees with, and does not have any
specific comments on, the USG working paper on aviation
security.
BACKING THE EU ON ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
3. (SBU) Norway supports the EU initiative to include the
aviation sector in the EU emission trading scheme. Norway
will request that the ICAO Assembly facilitate the use of
market-based measures, including charges and emissions
trading, to help ICAO Contracting States manage emissions.
The full text of Norwegian response on environmental
regulation appears below.
Begin text of Norwegian response:
"Civil Aviation has brought great benefits to modern society
and is important for the global economy because it
facilitates economic growth and cultural exchange and is a
significant source of employment. Furthermore, for countries
such as Norway, well functioning aviation services are vital
in sustaining and developing rural society.
In order to enable global society to enjoy the great benefits
from aviation in the future, it is vital that civil aviation
becomes as efficient as possible, minimizing its costs
(including environmental costs) and optimizing its benefits.
We believe that use of market based instruments is the best
way of achieving this goal. If we do not introduce cost
effective measures now, the aviation sector may be facing
demands to introduce more drastic measures in the future,
undermining the great benefits of aviation so vital to
society.
In general, the ICAO should encourage use of market-based
instruments as the most cost-effective way to reduce
emissions. The assembly should encourage states to impose
local emissions charges where serious local air quality
challenges exist, both to reduce the problem and to produce
more experience and knowledge on how to develop an emissions
charging scheme that is as efficient as possible.
The Norwegian government supports the EU initiative to
include aviation in their emission trading scheme. In order
to ensure that such an endeavor is effective and to avoid
discrimination, it is fundamental that the measure be applied
to all airlines operating within the scope of the scheme
without distinction as to nationality. This approach is
reflected in the draft guidance that the ICAO Council has
adopted and authorized for publication.
While Norway welcomes the work undertaken by ICAO so far on
market-based measures, it has no value unless Contracting
States effectively use the measures.
Norway will request the Assembly to facilitate the use of
market-based measures, including charges and emission
trading, to help Contracting States manage these emissions."
End text of Norwegian response.
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SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/T AND EB/TRA
MONTREAL FOR US MISSION TO ICAO
FAA FOR JIM FILIPPATOS, DI REIMOLD, AND CARL BURLESON
DHS FOR TSA JILLENE MACCREERY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR ETRD SENV ECON PREL NO
SUBJECT: NORWEGIANS TO BACK U.S. ON AVIATION SAFETY, EU ON
AVIATION EMISSIONS AT ICAO
REF: A. STATE 77572
B. STATE 83246
C. OSLO 605
1. (SBU) On June 25, Post received the following response
from the Norwegian Ministry of Transportation regarding
aviation security, aviation safety, and environmental
positions at September's ICAO assembly in Montreal. Norway
backs our positions on aviation safety and security while
supporting the EU's position on using charges, emissions
trading, and other market-based mechanisms to help
Contracting States control their emissions.
BACKING USG POSITIONS ON AIR SAFETY, SECURITY, AND NAVIGATION
2. (SBU) Norway will support USG positions on the Universal
Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP) and on Safety
Oversight and Safety Enhancements. Norway agrees with us
that information from audits should be available to the
entire civil aviation industry without legal barriers;
however, safety information should be compatible with the
taxonomy of the ICAO Accident and Incident Reporting System.
Norway also supports the use of risk analysis in
safety-related work. Norway will most likely support the
U.S. on safety oversight-technical assistance and unmanned
aircraft systems. Norway agrees with, and does not have any
specific comments on, the USG working paper on aviation
security.
BACKING THE EU ON ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
3. (SBU) Norway supports the EU initiative to include the
aviation sector in the EU emission trading scheme. Norway
will request that the ICAO Assembly facilitate the use of
market-based measures, including charges and emissions
trading, to help ICAO Contracting States manage emissions.
The full text of Norwegian response on environmental
regulation appears below.
Begin text of Norwegian response:
"Civil Aviation has brought great benefits to modern society
and is important for the global economy because it
facilitates economic growth and cultural exchange and is a
significant source of employment. Furthermore, for countries
such as Norway, well functioning aviation services are vital
in sustaining and developing rural society.
In order to enable global society to enjoy the great benefits
from aviation in the future, it is vital that civil aviation
becomes as efficient as possible, minimizing its costs
(including environmental costs) and optimizing its benefits.
We believe that use of market based instruments is the best
way of achieving this goal. If we do not introduce cost
effective measures now, the aviation sector may be facing
demands to introduce more drastic measures in the future,
undermining the great benefits of aviation so vital to
society.
In general, the ICAO should encourage use of market-based
instruments as the most cost-effective way to reduce
emissions. The assembly should encourage states to impose
local emissions charges where serious local air quality
challenges exist, both to reduce the problem and to produce
more experience and knowledge on how to develop an emissions
charging scheme that is as efficient as possible.
The Norwegian government supports the EU initiative to
include aviation in their emission trading scheme. In order
to ensure that such an endeavor is effective and to avoid
discrimination, it is fundamental that the measure be applied
to all airlines operating within the scope of the scheme
without distinction as to nationality. This approach is
reflected in the draft guidance that the ICAO Council has
adopted and authorized for publication.
While Norway welcomes the work undertaken by ICAO so far on
market-based measures, it has no value unless Contracting
States effectively use the measures.
Norway will request the Assembly to facilitate the use of
market-based measures, including charges and emission
trading, to help Contracting States manage these emissions."
End text of Norwegian response.
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