Mindful of the need to maximise the impact of the technical and financial resources made available to Partner States, the European Commission (EC) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) established the Aviation Environmental Projects Coordination Group (AEPCG) in 2020 as a forum to raise awareness and facilitate the coordination of international cooperation support being delivered by European Entities.
The AEPCG meets twice a year with an increasing number of participants2 and initiatives being discussed. While the initial intent of the group was to raise awareness and facilitate coordination, the discussions among the group identified synergies in the implementation of CORSIA and the development of SAF. For example, following the provision of technical support to Cambodia that was coordinated between DGAC France and an EU funded project (EU-SEA CCCA CORSIA Project), the Partner State decided to join CORSIA during its voluntary phase. Looking forward, similar synergies are being developed in the concurrent support of the EU and the Government of the Netherlands to the SAF development in Kenya through the ACT-SAF Programme.
This close coordination and collaborative spirit among support partners will be a key factor in successfully meeting future environmental goals.
2 AEPCG participants currently include DG MOVE, DG CLIMA, EEAS-FPI, EASA, A4E, ACI-Europe, AEF, Airbus, DGAC-France, ECAC, ENAC, GIZ, Leonardo, Neste, RSB, AESA/SENASA, SkyNRG and UBA.
