Green airports on carbon cutting mission More airports looking
to integrate latest green-tech into daily operations The
aviation sector is renowned as a carbon intensive business, but
an increasing number of airports are looking to change that by
integrating the latest green-tech into their daily operations.
Air travel and transport accounts for two percent of all human
generated greenhouse gas emissions, according to the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) -- with
airports contributing five percent to the overall aviation
figure. By adapting clean energy policies and technologies, eco-
conscious airport operators hope to make a dent in these numbers
and boost the industry's environmental street-cred. "We are
making our airports greener, while balancing the tremendous
economic impacts they deliver for our region," says Amy Malick,
deputy commissioner of sustainability for the Chicago Department
of Aviation (CDA), which will host the fifth annual Airports
Going Green conference this November. The c