GREEN SCENE
Australian carrier sets
its sights on zero
Following the move by IAG, Qantas has
become only the second airline group to
commit to a net-zero carbon emissions
target by 2050. In November the carrier
announced that with immediate e ect it
and its subsidiary, Jetstar Airways, would
match every dollar spent by customers
opting to o set the carbon footprint of
their ights. is, the group believes,
will encourage more travellers to o set
their emissions. In addition, the group,
which also includes QantasLink and
Qantas Freight, will o set the growth
in emissions from all domestic and
international operations from 2020,
going beyond its obligations as laid down
in the CORSIA agreement. Qantas has
said that it would invest A$50m (around
US$33m) over the next decade to help
develop a sustainable aviation fuel
industry.
Qantas’ CEO, Alan Joyce, spoke on the
net-zero announcement. “We’ve already
made some good progress, especially by
investing in newer aircra that have a
much smaller carbon footprint.”
CUTTING THE CARBON
Fraport AG has been systematically
implementing stringent climate targets
since 2008, when the airport operator
rst de ned these goals. For the eleventh
consecutive year, Fraport has now received
climate certi cation for Frankfurt airport
under the Airport Carbon Accreditation
programme. Launched by the Airport
Council International Europe,
the ACA programme assesses
how successful airports are
in decreasing their carbon
footprint.
ACI Europe’s Airport
Carbon Accreditation
programme comprises
four climate certi cation
levels for airports: Mapping,
Reduction, Optimisation
and Neutrality. Assessments for
granting the certi cation are carried out
by independent experts. Fraport again
achieved the “Optimisation” level for
Frankfurt airport. Compared to 2001,
Frankfurt airport cut its CO2 emissions by
more than 40% which was the equivalent of
some 127,000 tonnes overall.
During 2019, ACA-certi ed airports
worldwide achieved total CO2 savings of
over 320,000 tonnes. Fraport AG’s Head of
Environmental Management, Dr Wolfgang
Scholze, said: “In 2008, we set international
standards by contributing to the
development of the ACA climate protection
programme. In 2009, we were the
rst airport operator in the world
to be certi ed.” In addition to
Frankfurt, six more airports
in the Fraport Group are
now certi ed under the ACA
programme.
In 2018, Fraport’s carbon
footprint for Frankfurt airport
amounted to 188,631 tonnes
of CO2. e 2019 gure is not
yet available, but it is forecast to be at
around 175,000 tonnes. “We are making
consistently good progress,” emphasised Dr
Scholze. Over the next ten years, Fraport
has said that it intends to cut its CO2
emissions at Frankfurt airport to 80,000
tonnes a year.
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