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Reducing Carbon Footprint in Aviation.

   Carbon footprint has been In the news posing as a serious concern about clitnate change in the present and potentially damaging in the future, Carbon footprint is a resultant of emissions of all Greenhouse Gases (GHG), consisting largely of carbon dioxide. An increase in GHG emissions, and therefore in carbon footprint, is the primary event associated with climate change that has led to global warming. Rapid increase in carbon footprint is having profound effects on the environment. World is witnessing rising temperatures and uneven shift in precipitation patterns as a consequence.


   Airports Council International (ACI), a non-profit organization representing the world's airports has declared that four AAI airports - Netaji subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata; Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar; Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi and the Trivandrum International Airport have taken a first step by successfully completing the first phase of Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme. These four airports have achieved the Accreditation of LevelL1, Mapping, by instituting an Environment Policy and Mapping of Carbon footprints.


AIRPORT CARBON
ACCREDITATION PROGRAMME 

   Developed and launched in Europe by ACI EUROPE in the year 2009, it Is the only voluntary global carbon management standard for airports.

   The aim of Airport Carbon Accreditation is to encourage and enable airports to implement best practices in carbon management, with the ultimate objective of becoming carbon neutral. Accreditation provides the opportunity for airports to gain public recognition for their achievements, promotes efficiency improvements, encourages knowledge transfer, raises an airport's profile & credibility, encourages standardisation, and increases awareness and specialisation.
Airport Carbon Accreditation is developed in line with the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064 principles, as it sets the framework and management system to develop the carbon footprint and identify projects to reduce emissions. Airport Carbon Accreditation focuses on C02 emissions, as it comprises the large majority of airport emissions. Airports may include emissions of other GHG on a voluntary basis, as an example of best practices.


NEW AAI'S ENVIRONMENT POLICY
• Documenting and quantifying the GHG resources and mitigating carbon footprints by adopting best and technologically advanced procedures and practices.


ADVANCING TO A BETTER ENVIRONMENT  Climate change is a serious problem, but choösing to go carbon neutral is the best way to take responsibility for the GHG emissions. The accreditation of the four AAI airports demonstrates AAI's commitment to operate its airports in an environmentally, sustainable manner which is crucial for the long-term development of Civil Aviation industry. It is the onset that is crucial and AAI has already begun its journey towards carbon neutrality.


Credit :    Reeta Singh   

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