Achieving Airport Carbon Neutrality

This report is a guide for airports that wish to reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing buildings and operations. Reaching carbon neutrality typically requires the use of multiple mechanisms to first minimize energy consumption and then maximize renewable energy use. This report provides a flexible, step-by-step outline for planning and achieving airport carbon emissions reduction or neutrality. The steps include: (1) Conducting background research and inventorying airport GHG emissions; (2) Determining the scope of the carbon neutral airport project; (3) Contracting with an energy services company (ESC); (4) Implementing renewable energy; and (5) Communicating project results.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12248
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Cover date: February 2016. Appendices A-H (103p.) are a separate document at provided URL.
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Office of Airport Planning and Programming
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Cooper, Coralie
  • Arthur, David
  • Epstein, Alex
  • Poe, Carson
  • Mangar, Abygail
  • Brecher, Aviva
  • Breck, Andrew
  • Forni, Sara
• Publication Date: 2016-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 92p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Carbon dioxide; Energy consumption; Greenhouse gases; Implementation; Pollutants; Renewable energy sources
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Environment; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01596821
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-FAA-16-04
• Contract Numbers: FA0VZ1 PL360
• Files: NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 2016 10:46AM