European Airports to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050

European airports want to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050 at the latest, Airports Council International (ACI)-Europe said June 26 as its members gathered in Limassol, Cyprus for its annual congress and general assembly.

ACI Europe said 194 airports run by 40 airport operators across 24 European countries had also individually committed to the same objective, marking “a step change in the climate action of the airport industry.”

It estimated that, based on current European airport traffic volumes—2.34 billion passengers in 2018—the commitment would eliminate 3.46 million tons of annual CO2 emissions as of 2050.

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