The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Aviation\nAdministration and U.S. airports have launched an Airport Climate Challenge to\nhelp achieve the Biden-Harris Administration goal of net-zero emissions by\n2050. Airports can take advantage of several FAA funding programs to meet this\ngoal, including grants for low- or zero-emissions vehicles, renewable energy\nproduction, energy assessments and other efforts. The challenge is one of a\nnumber of initiatives underway to meet the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s goal\nof a net-zero aviation system by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe United States should not only have the safest and most\nefficient aerospace system in the world, it can and should be the most\nenvironmentally sustainable as well. By partnering with the country\u2019s airports,\nwe can meet this climate challenge,\u201d said FAA Associate Administrator for\nAirports Shannetta Griffin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Airports Council International-North America and Airport\nConsultants Council will continue to support airports using FAA programs and\nfunding. Airports can reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the following\nexisting programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FAA also announced it will develop a tool for airports\nto voluntarily estimate, track and report on the emissions reduction achieved\nwhen implementing projects supported by the airport programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAirports remain committed to creating a more sustainable\nfuture for air travel. Reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require\nsteadfast dedication from government and industry partners, and we are grateful\nfor continued collaboration as we work toward this important goal,\u201d said ACI-NA\nPresident and CEO Kevin M. Burke. \u201cBut challenges remain. We know that most\nairport emissions are related to electricity, heating, and cooling. Upgrading\nairport facilities is critical to improving energy efficiency and reducing\nthese emissions, further underscoring the tremendous need for additional\ninfrastructure funding to help modernize our country\u2019s aging airports.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAchieving the target goal of net-zero emissions at airports\nby 2050 will require a strong partnership by government, airport owners and\nindustry. The members of ACC stand ready to meet the challenge and find\nsolutions for a more environmentally sustainable aviation ecosystem,\u201d said T.J.\nSchulz, President of the Airport Consultants Council, representing private\ncompanies that design and build airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In November, the U.S. released its first-ever comprehensive Aviation Climate Action Plan<\/a> to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Earlier in 2021, the FAA announced more than $100 million in matching grants to increase aircraft efficiency, reduce noise and aircraft emissions, and develop and implement new software to reduce taxi delays. The White House also announced its Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge<\/a>, a government-wide initiative designed to catalyze the production of at least three billion gallons per year by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Find more information about the FAA and its environmental\nefforts at its Sustainability page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. airports have launched an Airport Climate Challenge to help achieve the Biden-Harris Administration goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Airports can take advantage of several FAA funding programs to meet this goal, including grants for low- or zero-emissions vehicles, renewable energy production, energy assessments and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2050-Sustainability.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21929,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21927\/revisions\/21929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}