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Foreword
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was jointly established
by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1988 to: (i) assess available information
on the science, the impacts, and the economics of, and the options for
mitigating and/or adapting to, climate change and (ii) provide, on request,
scientific/technical/socio-economic advice to the Conference of the
Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC). Since then the IPCC has produced a series of Assessment
Reports, Special Reports, Technical Papers, methodologies, and other
products that have become standard works of reference, widely used by
policymakers, scientists, and other experts.
This Special Report was prepared following a request from the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The state of understanding
of the relevant science of the atmosphere, aviation technology, and
socio-economic issues associated with mitigation options is assessed
and reported for both subsonic and supersonic fleets. The potential
effects that aviation has had in the past and may have in the future
on both stratospheric ozone depletion and global climate change are
covered; environmental impacts of aviation at the local scale, however,
are not addressed. The report synthesizes the findings to identify and
characterize options for mitigating future impacts.
As is usual in the IPCC, success in producing this report has depended
first and foremost on the enthusiasm and cooperation of experts worldwide
in many related but different disciplines. We would like to express
our gratitude to all the Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, Contributing
Authors, Review Editors, and Expert Reviewers. These individuals have
devoted enormous time and effort to produce this report and we are extremely
grateful for their commitment to the IPCC process.
We would also like to express our sincere thanks to:
- Robert Watson, the Chairman of the IPCC and Co-Chair of the Scientific
Assessment Panel to the Montreal Protocol
- John Houghton, Ding Yihui, Bert Metz, and Ogunlade Davidson-the
Co-Chairs of IPCC Working Groups I and III
- Daniel Albritton, Co-Chair of the Scientific Assessment Panel to
the Montreal Protocol
- David Lister and Joyce Penner, the Coordinators of this Special
Report
- Daniel Albritton, John Crayston, Ogunlade Davidson, David Griggs,
Neil Harris, John Houghton, Mack McFarland, Bert Metz, Nelson Sabogal,
N. Sundararaman, Robert Watson, and Howard Wesoky-the Science Steering
Committee for this Special Report
- David Griggs, David Dokken, and all the staff of the Working Group
I and II Technical Support Units, including Mack McFarland, Richard
Moss, Anne Murrill, Sandy MacCracken, Maria Noguer, Laura Van Wie
McGrory, Neil Leary, Paul van der Linden, and Flo Ormond, and Neil
Harris who provided additional help
- N. Sundararaman, the Secretary of the IPCC, and his staff, Rudie
Bourgeois, Cecilia Tanikie, and Chantal Ettori.
G.O.P. Obasi
(Secretary-General World Meteorological Organization)
K. Töpfer
(Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme and
Director-General United Nations Office in Nairobi)
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