Emissions control
In a dynamic and rapidly growing air transport sector, minimising the effects of aircraft emissions upon the atmosphere is both increasingly important and challenging. The greatest potential for emissions control over the long term is through advances in aircraft and engine technology but improvements in air traffic operations may also make a significant contribution.

Deeper understanding of the atmospheric processes and the establishment of CO₂ reduction goals through the Kyoto protocol and the ACARE goals sharpen the need for an inclusive debate between all these communities aimed at setting collaborative international solutions in place.

Exchange of information
For this reason AERONET has been created as a platform where all the stakeholder communities can meet, exchange information, views and experiences gathered in different EC projects and national programmes.

Intention
The intention is to raise the level of confidence among the communities, identify gaps of knowledge and support the policy and regulatory process, to strengthen the body of European expertise addressing the aircraft emissions problem.

Through AERONET, the latest knowledge will be shared between the partners on aircraft and engine technology, operations, air transport, airports, emissions inventories and co-ordinated with the atmospheric sciences and with the policy and regulations activities in the political arena.