Eco-Aviation Channel

Fresher air for Britain's airports

Eco-Aviation Today, July 10, 2009, p.7

BAA has set targets to reduce its absolute CO2 emissions from fixed sources by 15% by March 2010 and 30% by March 2020 compared with 1990 levels. For 2008, BAA met its target of reducing emissions at London Heathrow by 3% and in fact lowered them by 8.6%, with the additional 5.6% largely due to reduced flying. While BAA conceded that it is not likely to be able to meet next year's target, it is confident that the 2020 target will be met through "focused energy reduction and efficiency strategies" across all of its airports.

The airports operator also has made changes to the calculation of its greenhouse gas levels to align them with Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs guidelines, which had the effect of increasing the emissions from 480,860 tons in 2007 to 584,834 last year.

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