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Sustainable Aviation responds to Committee on Climate Change’s report

2 May 2019 | By International Airport Review

Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) report recommends that the government should reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

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New initiative at Dublin Airport supports the Irish national energy grid

29 April 2019 | By International Airport Review

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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The global challenge of securing the sustainable growth of aviation

29 April 2019 | By Angela Gittens - ACI World

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

26 April 2019 | By Cornel Ritter, Ina Mangold, Peter Nowak

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

25 April 2019 | By International Airport Review

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

23 April 2019 | By International Airport Review

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

19 April 2019 | By International Airport Review

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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Sustainability Series: Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC)

12 April 2019 | By Alejandro Ríos | Director of the 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

5 April 2019 | By International Airport Review

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

29 March 2019 | By Jennifer May

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

22 March 2019 | By Rachel Thompson | Sustainability Lead | Gatwick Airport

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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Airport showcase: Istanbul Airport, the biggest and the best

21 March 2019 | By Istanbul Airport

It was a truly historic event: Heads of State, Prime Ministers and high-ranking officials from around the world attended the grand opening ceremony. Just 42 months after the start of construction, on 29 October 2018, at the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, President Recep Tayyip…

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ICAO state that investment in infrastructure is key to growth in Africa

20 March 2019 | By International Airport Review

ICAO have said that development in Africa is rooted in aviation infrastructure expansion and the connectivity that this growth can bring to the region.

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Schiphol doubles its amount of covered parking and becomes more sustainable

20 March 2019 | By International Airport Review

By creating more parking spaces at Schiphol Airport, not only has the airport increased the passenger experience, but they have installed solar panels on the roof of the building which contributes to their sustainability plans.

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London Stansted Airport launches Biodiversity Week

19 March 2019 | By International Airport Review

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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