Newcastle Airport launch green initiative
01.08.07
Newcastle Airport plans to become one of the most environmentally-friendly hubs in Europe. The airport will introduce green measures in order to combat its contribution to climate change and to reduce its carbon footprint.
As part of the plans, officials at Newcastle will log the total carbon emissions created by its incoming and outgoing transport including ground operations, passengers' transport and aircraft arrivals and departures. The airport hopes to use these figures to reduce the impact it has on the environment and will buy carbon offset for anything it cannot reduce.
Newcastle Airport's board has approved proposals outlined in the hub's Climate Change Policy, which will also include giving cash to local projects to improve the environment. Airport head of planning and corporate affairs, Graeme Mason, told local paper The Journal: 'Our aim is to become known as one of Europe's greenest airports.
'We want to put ourselves ahead of other airports and we believe that our climate change policy will not only do that, but will complement the economic benefit that the airport brings by channelling resources into reducing the region's carbon footprint.'
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