The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has rallied airport stakeholders to collaborate in the direction of decreasing carbon emissions, particularly on the Murtala Muhammad Worldwide Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The Managing Director/Chief Government of FAAN, Olubunmi Kuku, stated the aviation enterprise is in danger with out stakeholders collaborating on carbon emissions.
She spoke on the latest Stakeholder Engagement on Carbon Emission Administration, which introduced collectively events in aviation, together with airline operators, gasoline suppliers and Bi-Courtney Aviation Service Restricted (BASL).
Represented by the Director of Particular Duties, Henry Agbebire, the MD emphasised that the aviation trade is very delicate to dangerous climate and local weather change.
“This might be imagined by means of a state of affairs the place the worldwide airspace shouldn’t be accessible by plane for a couple of days because of dangerous climate.
“This comes with many unfavorable impacts, together with financial and social penalties. The aviation trade could also be prone to extinction if such a scenario persists for years. This invariably implies that our enterprise is in danger if we don’t collaborate to make sure discount and correct administration of carbon emissions from our operations,” Agbebire stated.
He added that the aviation trade contributes about two per cent of the overall international carbon dioxide emissions, out of which airports contribute about 5 per cent. The share contributed by airports shouldn’t be a mere proportion if its potential unfavorable impacts are critically examined.
“The Airports Council Worldwide (ACI) developed the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme, which is a strong airport-specific carbon administration certification programme developed in step with ISO 14001 requirements and the Greenhouse Fuel (GHG) Protocol.”
Its goals embody serving to airports worldwide map, report, scale back, and handle carbon emissions from their operations with the last word aim of net-zero emission. This goal will considerably scale back the general carbon footprint of the aviation trade if all palms are on deck.
The visitor speaker and CEO of Aviators Africa, Tony Ukachukwu, stated Airport carbon emissions pose a major problem to the trade’s sustainability.
He acknowledged that Nigeria’s air transport sector contributes roughly 1.4 per cent to the nationwide GDP, including over 20 million transit by means of Nigerian airports globally.
He added that collaboration amongst stakeholders is crucial for emission discount, including that advantages of collaboration embody improved emission discount outcomes, elevated innovation, and enhanced popularity.
“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) stands at a vital environmental and financial improvement crossroads. As Africa’s largest economic system and a stewardship
“As Africa’s largest economic system and a pivotal hub for West African aviation, Nigeria faces a novel problem: balancing quickly rising air transportation wants with sustainable environmental practices.
“The journey in the direction of sustainable aviation begins with a single, unified step. Collectively, we will rework how we take into consideration journey, know-how, and our collective environmental accountability,” he stated.
