Ljubljana Airport reduces carbon footprint

Tuesday, August 4, 2015


Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport has continued to reduce the environmental impact of its activities by implementing measures aimed at reducing its carbon footprint, for which it was awarded a Level 2 Airport Carbon Accreditation several days ago. Ljubljana Airport has been reducing its greenhouse gas emissions since 2013. Two years ago, it successfully measured its carbon footprint for the first time and was awarded Level 1 Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA). When measuring its CO2 footprint in 2012, the biggest contributors were found to be electricity consumption (61.6%), heating (19.4%), commuting (9.4%) and the company's vehicle fleet (9.3%), whereas work-related travel (0.3%) and generators (0.1%) featured at the other end of the scale. Through various small-scale measures carried out in 2013, Ljubljana Airport succeeded in reducing its carbon footprint by six tonnes (1%), meaning it was able to renew its Level 1 ACA. By significantly reducing its CO2 emissions, most notably through the gasification of its heating system in December 2013, Ljubljana Airport was awarded a Level 2 ACA this year. In 2014, it had reduced its absolute carbon footprint value by 488 tonnes, down nearly 11% from the 2012 figure. In the heating segment, this reduction amounted to 44%. In the same period, the relative carbon footprint value (taking account of the number of passengers) fell from 3.8 kg to 3 kg of CO2 produced per passenger. The 2014 carbon footprint measurements showed that in terms of individual sources of emissions, the biggest contributors are again electricity consumption (66.9%), heating (11.6%), commuting (11%) and the company's vehicle fleet (10.1%). Work-related travel (0.3%) and generators (0.1%) feature at the other end of the scale. Ljubljana Airport’s environmental policy aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2020 and defines the transition to a low carbon society as one of its strategic environmental goals.

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  1. Anonymous11:27

    Great news. Not just who has bigger. These are important developments!

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