Pathways to Airport Net Zero Carbon Emissions

In the summer of 2021, the members of the Airports Council International committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050.  ACRP Research Report 220: Guidebook for Developing a Zero- or Low- Emissions Roadmap at Airports provides the information and resources needed for airports to create a zero- or low-emissions roadmap and addresses making the business case and working with stakeholders to set zero- or low-emissions goals and targets. In addition, ACRP Synthesis 100: Airport Greenhouse Gas Reduction Efforts, assesses the state of the practice and lessons learned in approaches to greenhouse gas reduction. These efforts may also offer opportunities for revenue generation, as initially explored in ACRP Report 57: The Carbon Market: A Primer for Airports, which was published in2011. Yet carbon removal strategies have not been widely adopted at airports, and a key reason may be the challenges in identifying the best strategies for their unique conditions (e.g., geology/geography, land use characteristics, and funding availability).    The objectives of this research are to provide guidance and tools to help airports identify the most appropriate net-zero carbon strategies for their airports that consider their unique characteristics and to revisit the potential revenue generation opportunities identified in ACRP Report 57.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5201
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $600000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 02-100

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Schatz, Theresia

• Start Date: 20210818
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Carbon; Environmental control; Pollutants
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01779211
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 02-100
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 16 2021 3:16PM