Airport Carbon Accreditation programme releases annual results
The global carbon accreditation programme reported significant growth between May 2018 and May 2019, including new additions.
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The global carbon accreditation programme reported significant growth between May 2018 and May 2019, including new additions.
Simon Earles, Planning and Sustainability Director at Bristol Airport, details how the regional airport has continued making environmentally-friendly decisions as operations adapt to handle the increasing passenger traffic.
Bengaluru International Airport is a pioneer among airports in Asia with regard to sustainability. Hari Marar, MD and CEO of Bangalore International Airport Limited, tells us about the various environmentally-friendly initiatives that have been implemented.
Following a heat mitigation trial conducted by Adelaide Airport, findings are expected to contribute to airport carbon footprint reductions.
The Russian airport was developed with passenger experience, terminal capacity, ecological impact and economical growth all in mind.
ACI EUROPE says a background of generally lacking investment into airports throughout Europe will impact decarbonisation abilities and competitive positions.
The collaboration will involve UC Berkley working with Groupe ADP on a research project that tackles airport sustainability issues.
It is estimated that the solar farm will provide a carbon reduction of 20,508 tonnes over the next 25 years - a saving of roughly 860 tonnes per year.
Recognising that climate change is happening now, Birmingham Airport has set an ambitious goal, ahead of the UK’s target, to reduce its carbon footprint quicker.
New autonomous baggage vehicles will aim to reduce emissions and improve punctuality in order to limit flight delays at Heathrow.
The Aviation Environment Federation asks the government that any increase in UK airport capacity must be suspended until an effective climate plan is put in place.
New cargo vehicles have been introduced at the airport, focusing on a more environmentally-friendly option for cargo handling.
Tara Nolan, International Airport Review’s Editor, spoke to London City Airport's Alison FitzGerald, Chief Operating Officer, and Liam McKay, Director of Corporate Affairs, regarding their mission to become the UK’s most sustainable airport.
Bryan Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports, iterates how enhancing sustainability within operations is imperative, and how since the establishment of Abu Dhabi Airports in 2006 this has been a priority objective.
Olivier Jankovec hopes a new agreement will allow them to remove the regulatory hurdles to renewable energy's development and its sourcing by corporates.