Airports may have to buy carbon credits

Mumbai: Airports may be required to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions. This is one of the suggestions in the draft circulated by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on mapping carbon footprint in the sector.
The Centre has initiated the process of formulating emission norms for the sector. As a first step, the DGCA is compiling a national carbon emission inventory.
The move comes in the backdrop of a resolution by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) last year, calling upon members to achieve two per cent fuel efficiency annually by 2050. The International Air Transport Association, a global airline body, has also committed to an average annual improvement of 1.5 per cent in fuel efficiency and carbon-neutral growth by 2020 and halving net emissions to 2005-levels by 2050.
03/12/11 Business Standard

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Categories: airports Dec 2011