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New initiative at Dublin Airport supports the Irish national energy grid
Dublin Airport makes a positive contribution to the national energy grid, using its own power generators when wind energy cannot generate enough electricity.
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Banning single-use plastics, encouraging use of public transport to and from an airport, managing food waste, reducing use of fossil fuels, monitoring water use, switching to renewable energy sources, sourcing food sustainably. These are all examples of how an airport can begin to reduce its carbon footprint; its greenhouse-gas emissions; its impact on the environment.
The climate change emergency is upon us, and all industries must work hard at becoming more sustainable – the aviation industry included. As the above paragraph demonstrates, this goes beyond using sustainable aviation fuel.
Many airports and authorities have recognised the need to implement environmentally-friendly strategies, and International Airport Review here showcases some of these achievements. However the entire industry must continue striving and innovating to ensure an airport’s surroundings are not negatively impacted and the environment is protected for the future.
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The global challenge of securing the sustainable growth of aviation
The global demand for air services is rising rapidly. While this is a welcome indication of the overall health of the industry, surging air transport demand threatens to outstrip current and planned airport infrastructure in many regions around the world: This is a local and global problem, says Angela Gittens,…
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Sustainability Series: Stuttgart’s mission to melt down carbon
For the Sustainability Series this week we delve into the realms of winter operations as de-icing fluids can put natural resources at risk as they increase the carbon content in water. Stuttgart Airport maintains an intelligent sewage system consisting of 250km of tubes and water treatment basins with environmentally-responsible management.
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EIB provides Aena with €86 million to improve airport energy efficiency
Taking into account expected air traffic, improvements funded by the loan will help cut the CO2 emissions of Aena airports by 30 per cent.
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PANYNJ aims to have a 100 per cent electric shuttle bus fleet by the end of 2020
The Port Authority of New York and Jersey has announced that 50 per cent of its shuttle bus fleet at the three major regional airports will be all-electric by summer 2019.
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Sustainability Series: Copenhagen’s green ambitions
As passenger numbers at Copenhagen Airport continue to increase, the airport is now accelerating its climate ambitions to mitigate the wider effect of this increase.
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Real-time noise information now available to Gatwick Airport
In a UK-airport first, noise complaints can now be submitted via a mobile app, and airlines will use this information to improve flight performance and reduce noise.
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Sustainability Series: Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC)
Our 'Sustainability Series' continues with a look to the future for aviation fuel; we spoke to Jose Gerardo Gonzalez Barron, from the SBRC, who told us how fuel from halophytic plants is the way forward.
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Sustainability Series: Munich Airport tops climate protection rankings
In the latest instalment of our Sustainability Series, we explore how Munich Airport saw a successful reduction in CO2 emissions following the efforts at the airport to minimise the effect of aviation upon the environment.
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Sustainability Series: Busselton Margaret River Airport
As part of our Sustainability Series, we spoke to Busselton Airport, a small airport in the South West corner of Australia. We asked whether, given the airport's location, it faces similar problems to those airports which are not quite so remote?
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Sustainability Series: Gatwick’s 10-year 10-point plan
As part of our Sustainability Series we spoke exclusively to London Gatwick to see how they are mitigating their effects on the environment, and what long-term plans they have to keep this impact to a minimum.
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London Stansted Airport launches Biodiversity Week
Following the success of its 2018 Recycling Week, Stansted Airport has launched Biodiversity Week in which more than 3,000 silver birch saplings are to be given away.
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Oman Air tops Heathrow’s ‘Fly Quiet and Green’ table
Heathrow Airport continues with its push for sustainability within the aviation industry, with a continued driving force behind its 'Fly Quiet and Green' initiative.
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Sustainability Series: What is Heathrow’s plan for the future?
In the second instalment of our Sustainability Series, we caught up with Matt Gorman, Sustainability and Environment Director at Heathrow Airport, to discuss the airport's carbon footprint and their plans for the future.
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Sustainability Series: How is Schiphol doing its bit for the environment?
In the first of a new series examining how the airport and aviation industries are working to mitigate the damaging environmental impact of air travel, Denise Pronk, Head of Sustainability at the Royal Schiphol Group, speaks exclusively to International Airport Review to detail Schiphol's plan to reduce its environmental impact.
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