The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is suggesting mandating more efficient jets and turboprops to mitigate the impact of climate change.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's FAA recently confirmed a proposed new regulation that would decrease greenhouse gas emissions from most of the large aircraft which fly through U.S. airspace.
The rule would mandate higher fuel efficiency standards and target newly constructed subsonic jet aircraft and big turboprop and propeller aircraft that have not been certified yet as well as additional planes built after Jan. 1, 2028.
“Today is an important step forward in reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released by our nation’s airplanes and ultimately reaching President Biden’s ambitious goal of net-zero emissions by 2050," U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
The new regulation will not be applied to any aircraft currently in service but it would apply to future versions of aircraft such as an anticipated Boeing 777X and later versions of the 787 Dreamliner.
This new rule proposal is part of the White House's U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan, which attempts to decrease U.S. greenhouse emissions in the aviation industry to zero as of 2050. As part of this plan the FAA also confirmed "$100 million in matching research contracts to increase aircraft efficiency, to reduce noise and aircraft emissions, and develop and implement new software to reduce taxi delays."
