Our news
03-Feb-2012 The EC published the new list of aircraft operators included in the EU ETS
01-Feb-2012 Opening of the EUROCONTROL ETS Support Facility for Aircraft Operators
30-Jan-2012 Single EU Registry activated for aircraft operators
In The Press
14-Feb-2012 EU-ETS Could Cost Bizav Operators Dearly [AINonline]
04-Jan-2012 ETS Goes Live As Political Battles Gather Momentum [AINonline]
22-Dec-2011 Green Machines [Business Airport International]
21-Dec-2011 ECJ ruling in favour of EU's right to include non-EU airlines in its ETS unlikely to stem US political pressure [GreenAir Online]
19-Dec-2011 US demands data from European and US airlines as it fires off first retaliatory salvo in growing dispute with EU over ETS [GreenAir Online]
03-Nov-2011 States opposed to Europe's emissions trading scheme win ICAO Council backing but EU remains defiant [GreenAir Online]
Team
Julien Dufour, CEO & EU ETS Lead Auditor
Julien Dufour has over 14 years of experience in the aviation sector as consultant and airline manager. As an international aviation consultant, Julien has worked on aviation projects for airlines, airports, governments and financial institutions in over 30 countries worldwide on behalf of ICF SH&E, IATA Consulting and RDG-Solutions.
As consultant, he participated in the preparation and implementation of EU ETS monitoring plans for numerous airlines and business jet operators worldwide. As an EU ETS Lead Auditor and the founder and CEO of VerifAvia, he verified himself 18 airlines and coordinated all other EU ETS verification audits conducted by VerifAvia.
Julien is also a private pilot, he is based in Paris and speaks English, French and Spanish.
Conferences:
- Trainer on Inclusion of Aviation in EU ETS Training Course, Istanbul, August 2011
- Moderator on Environmental Trading Schemes: Are you Compliant? at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE2011), Geneva, May 2011
- Speaker on ETS ROADMAP: STATUS UPDATE at the 25th Annual Geneva Aircraft Finance & Commercial Aviation Forum, Geneva, February 2011
- Speaker on The Road to EU ETS Verification: How to get ready, best practices & common mistakes at the 4th Flight Operations Conference, Amsterdam, Dec 2010
- Speaker on The EU ETS Verification Process, FNAM/DGAC Verification Workshop, Paris, 28 June 2010
- Speaker on EU ETS Verification: a legal perspective, 3rd Annual Eco-Aviation Conference, Washington D.C., 24 June 2010
- Speaker on Conclusion of EU ETS start-up year: implementation issues, IT, impact & way forward at the 3rd Flight Operations Conference, Amsterdam, Dec 2009
- Speaker on EU ETS Principles, Compliance and Impact at the NBAA 62nd Annual Meeting & Convention, Orlando, October 2009
- Conclusions of AF KLM OMNES seminar Impacts & Outlook of the Crisis on Air Transport, Paris-CDG, May 2009
Trainings:
- EEX: Spot Market training natural gas and EUA, London, July 2011
- External Lead Verifier (EU ETS), Reading, March 2010
- Green Aviation Airline ETS Masterclass, London, June 2009
- UK Environment Agency EU ETS Aviation Seminar, London, June 2009
- French CAA Aviation ETS Workshop, Paris, June 2009
Gary Cleven, EU ETS Lead Auditor
Gary Cleven has over 20 years of international experience in the airline and aviation business including EU ETS for aviation, airline restructuring, network, fleet planning, revenue management and IT systems projects in more than 20 countries worldwide.
Gary started his career at Canadian Airlines and then moved to Dallas to work for American Airlines on hub restructuring, fleet planning and IT projects. Since then, he has worked on numerous aviation consulting projects with Lufthansa Consulting, Lufthansa Systems, Sabre Consulting, SH&E, Boeing and Airbus.
As consultant, Gary assisted several airlines in the preparation and implementation of the EU ETS monitoring plans. As an EU ETS Lead Auditor, Gary verified more than 26 airlines worldwide reporting to various competent authorities.
Conference:
- Speaker on Trends In Fuel Efficiency Improvement Programs & Industry Impact at the Bombardier Airline Executive Seminar, Montreal, September 2011
Trainings:
- Auditor Training Course for the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels' Global Sustainability Standard, Kuala Lumpur, September 2011
- External Lead Verifier (EU ETS), Reading, March 2010
- French CAA Aviation ETS Workshop, Paris, June 2009
Nicolas Duchêne, EU ETS Lead Auditor
Nicolas Duchêne has been working on the evaluation of the impact of the aviation on the environment for the last 7 years. He has been involved in many projects aiming at providing accurate estimates of fuel, CO2 and other GHG output from aircraft with numerous partners - airlines, airports, civil aviation authorities, manufacturers, regulatory bodies from all over the world.
As an EU ETS Lead Auditor, Nicolas verified 11 airlines and nearly 50 small emitters worldwide reporting to several EU competent authorities. Nicolas is also a shareholder of ENVISA and participated in various meetings of the ICAO Committee for Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) Models and Databases Group (MDG) on behalf of EUROCONTROL.
Nicolas speaks fluent French and English and is based in Paris.
Training:
- External Lead Verifier (EU ETS), Reading, March 2010
Stefan Trepke, EU ETS Lead Auditor
Stefan Trepke used to work as a consultant specialized in the EU ETS for airlines in Europe and the Middle East. He designed various monitoring plans and supported the adjustment of the data management process to the requirements of the EU ETS. As an EU ETS Lead Auditor, Stefan verified 16 airlines worldwide reporting to various EU competent authorities.
Stefan holds a Master degree in Public Management and wrote his final thesis about the implementation of the Aviation EU ETS. He is based in Berlin and speaks fluent German, English and Spanish.
Training:
- External Lead Verifier (EU ETS), Reading, March 2010
Tobias Konik, EU ETS Lead Auditor
Tobias is the company's number one EU ETS Lead Auditor for small emitters. Since joining VerifAvia in January 2011, he performed EU ETS verification audit of a large number of operators from 40 countries and reporting to 19 different EU competent authorities. Besides his work as verifier, Tobias participates in CleanSky – a € 1.6 Billion EU research program seeking to decrease the environmental footprint of aviation. His focus lies on the analysis of environmental constraints and their impact upon the behavior of airlines and business jet operators.
Tobias studied Economics in Bayreuth, Paris and Berlin, from where he graduated as M.Sc. end of 2010. He came to aviation when writing his master's thesis about the inclusion of aviation into the EU ETS. Tobias analyzed the impact of the allocation mechanism on the airline's competitiveness and the economic and environmental performance of the scheme.
Tobias is fluent in English, French and German.
Publication:
- The effect of ETS on aircraft purshasing, Regional International
Dan Pearce, EU ETS Lead Auditor
Dan Pearce is a research engineer who has worked in the aviation environment section since 2005. His work has focused on aviation local air quality modelling, CO2 metric development, studies into perception and communication of error and uncertainty, methods of virtualisation and visualisation of data for non-experts and a number of environmental impact assessments and data analysis tasks for European clients.
Dan's initial background was in Mechanical Engineering, specialising in Aeronautics. Dan has published a number of papers over the last few years in industry, conference proceedings and in academic and industrial journals. He also presents regularly in both research forums and conferences. He has just moved from London to Paris.
Training:
- GHG Emission Verifier Training (ISO14064), Paris, August 2011
Sandrine Carlier-Haouzi, EU ETS Lead Auditor
Sandrine Haouzi is an Aircraft Emission Modelling Expert and has proven experience in the design and execution of Global Aviation Emission studies aiming at estimate fuel burn, CO2 and GHG other emissions in support of major operational projects since 2000. She is involved in the ICAO Committee for Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) Models and Databases Group (MDG) activities on behalf of EUROCONTROL. She has previously worked on several projects in the aviation sector and rocket propulsion systems.
Sandrine participated in the verification of EU ETS emissions of more than 45 small emitters. She speaks fluent French and English and is based in Paris.
Training:
- GHG Emission Verifier Training (ISO14064), Paris, August 2011
Ayce Celikel, EU ETS Lead Auditor
Ayce Celikel is an aviation environmental expert and became ENVISA's President in 2007. She holds a Master's in Engineering in Environmental Managementand has extensive experience in airport, airlines, ANSPs, CAA and other aviation related stakeholders respective to environmental studies. She has participated in numerous international conferences and working groups specialized in aviation and the environment and has a wide knowledge on people's perception of environmental matters (noise, air quality, emissions, sustainability, corporate environmental awareness, fuel reduction techniques,trade-offs etc..).
Ayce speaks English, French and Turkish, and is based in Paris.
Training:
- GHG Emission Verifier Training (ISO14064), Paris, August 2011