Birmingham International Airport today restated its determination to further reduce carbon emissions, despite unprecedented progress already being made by the Airport Company.
The Company had previously set a target reduction of 4% for CO2 emissions from the total energy consumption over a five year period; and actually achieved an impressive 5.7% reduction to date.
John Morris, Head of Corporate and Community Affairs, said:
"This is great news, but we will not sit back and say 'job done'. Ours is an industry with a conscience, and we will strive to bring about greater improvements, even before carbon trading becomes mandatory for aviation-related activities".
"We are extremely interested in some of the new technology coming on stream, such as fuel cells, and where practicable, we will seek to use it in a way that benefits everyone".
The Airport is also achieving a record percentage share of people arriving by public transport - currently around 18%.
More details are available at the Airport's web site.
More details are available at www.bhx.co.uk by visiting the Environment and Planning page.
Notes to Editors In 2004, 8,870,423 travellers used Birmingham International Airport
BIA is the UK's second largest airport outside London, the third largest for charter travel, and the UK's fifth largest overall.
BIA Ltd is a public/private partnership. The shareholders include the seven West Midlands district councils (49%), Aer Rianta (24.125%), Macquarie Airports Group (24.125%) and the Employee Share Trust (2.75%).
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