EUROPEAN AIRPORTS STRIVE TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT
December 1st, 2011
BY MARK ROWE and KEITH NUTHALL
WITH the European Commission's recent flurry of recalibrated environmental targets aiming to cut emissions in the European Union (EU) transport system by 50% by 2050 (34% in the aviation industry) - airports along with air navigation services will have a significant role to play. And of course, it is not just because airports are terminals for aircraft being required to cut fuel use, it is also because the larger airports are essentially mini-cities that muster substantial carbon footprints of their own.
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