Potential Airport Pathways to Net Zero Carbon Emissions: Who, What, When, Where, & How?
As air travel rebounds from the COVID pandemic, the aviation industry will again be under increasing public pressure (i.e. flight shaming) to decarbonize its operations to align with the global goal of "net zero carbon emissions by 2050." Some airports are already being asked by local officials, regulatory agencies, and NGOs to identify their planned strategies and milestones to meet this long-term target. The proposed project would assess how other sectors, such as universities and manufacturing facilities, have successfully developed pathways to achieve Net Zero Emissions, despite the inherent technological and cost uncertainties. The project would also develop recommendations on how recent commitments by airlines and other key stakeholders could be leveraged and integrated by airports in creating their own Net Zero Emissions pathway.