Some airports are moving fast in becoming 'Green'.
The American Association of Airport Executives has had an active 'Green' program for years:
https://aaae.org/AAAE/AAAEMemberRespons ... aster.aspxIn November 2016 the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) won the coveted Green Award for its efforts to go green.
Other winners were:
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Sean Donohue, CEO: “The First North American Airport to Achieve ACI-ACA Carbon Neutral Certification (3+)”
• Copenhagen International Airport: “Measuring Air Quality at the Airport”
• HMS Host: “Food Donation Program”
• Hong Kong International: “Airport Carbon Measurement Program”
• Nashville International Airport & Christine Vitt, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Sustainability: “Geothermal Lake Plate Cooling”
• United Airlines: “Biofuels Program”
Honorable Mentions:
• Colorado Department of Transportation: “Statewide General Aviation Airport Sustainability Program”
• Jeffrey Daniels, Orlando International Airport: “Individual Leadership”
• Houshang Esmaili, San Francisco International Airport: “Individual Leadership”
• Flagstaff Airport: “Sustainability Plan”
• Kent State University Airport: “Sustainable Master Plan”
• Montreal-Trudeau International Airport: “Deicing fluid recovery, recycling and reuse facility”
• Napa Farms Market & San Francisco International Airport: “Reusable Water Bottles”
• John Picard (John Picard & Associates): “Individual Leadership”
• Lorenzo Lo Presto, CEO, Rome International Airport: “Individual Leadership”
• G.V. Sanjay Reddy (Mumbai): “Individual Leadership”
• Rio de Janeiro International Airport: “Employee Sustainability Training Program”
• San Diego International Airport: “Air Conditioning Condensate Sustainability Program”
• Tampa International Airport: “Legacy of Environmental Actions for our Future (LEAF)”
• Vancouver International Airport: “Waste Wars”
• O’Hare International Airport: “South Air Traffic Control Tower Sustainability Initiatives”
The Conference was hosted by AMS, which has good going 'green' credentials as well:
- All AMS taxi's became electric in 2014:
http://nltimes.nl/2014/10/16/schiphol-t ... ctric-cars- All AMS buses became electric in 2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hQP5Wjcgto