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ACI EUROPE and ICAO Launch Pioneering Inexperienced Airport Options in Central Asia at Almaty Seminar
Sunday, November 10, 2024
The Seminar on Inexperienced Airports, organized by ACI EUROPE and the Worldwide Civil Aviation Group’s European and North Atlantic (ICAO EUR/NAT) Workplace, opens at present in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Hosted by the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with help from Almaty Worldwide Airport JSC and Groupe ADP, this occasion goals to advance local weather motion initiatives for airports throughout Central Asia.
This two-day seminar brings collectively key stakeholders, together with authorities officers, Civil Aviation Authorities, EUROCONTROL, airport operators, airways, monetary establishments, sustainable gas suppliers, sustainability consultants, and teachers. It offers a collaborative platform to discover the in depth sustainability efforts of airports and the broader aviation ecosystem.
The seminar’s agenda is centered on sensible, scalable options to deal with the distinctive environmental challenges dealing with airports within the area. Matters of focus embody:
Progress in airport local weather motion beneath the Airport Carbon Accreditation program
Improvements in carbon administration expertise
Manufacturing and deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Greatest practices in sustainable airport operations, infrastructure administration, and improvement
Entry to inexperienced financing
Neighborhood engagement and partnership improvement
Along with main Central Asian airports, the seminar welcomes contributors from worldwide hubs, comparable to Brussels Airport, Groupe ADP (Aéroports de Paris), SEA Milan Airports, TAV Airports, Tirana Airport, and Vienna Worldwide Airport. This various attendance highlights the collaborative, cross-border method of the airport business in driving impactful local weather motion by way of shared finest practices and experiences.
Olivier Jankovec, Director Common of ACI EUROPE stated: “Environmental sustainability and in particular climate action has been at the forefront of our priorities for many years at ACI EUROPE, and we are delighted to engage with all relevant stakeholders together with ICAO in Central Asia — one of the World’s most dynamic aviation markets. With the science becoming ever more alarming about the speed at which global warming is accelerating, it is crucial that we all align and progress towards our shared objective of net zero emissions by 2050, as per the Long‑Term Aspirational Goal adopted by ICAO”.
He added: “Airports play a crucial role in advancing this ambitious goal. Within Airport Carbon Accreditation, the global carbon management standard, airports need to establish robust stakeholder engagement plans and this has really been a gamechanger for across‑the‑board climate action at airports. We eagerly await airports in Central Asia to join these efforts — and become part of the solution, actively driving aviation decarbonisation. But this also requires a truly supporting enabling policy and regulatory framework at national level”.
Nicolas Rallo, Director of the ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Workplace commented: “We’ve got designed this seminar as an vital step ahead in selling inexperienced airports all through our workplace’s accreditation space, and with a particular give attention to Central Asia. By sharing finest practices and fostering collaboration, we want to equip stakeholders with the instruments wanted to cut back the environmental influence of aviation whereas supporting socio‑financial advantages of elevated connectivity. It’s a privilege for us to have the help and purchase‑in from the Authorities of Kazakhstan, in addition to keen companions comparable to ACI EUROPE and quite a few airports. ICAO is totally dedicated to supporting States and business as they set up the mandatory frameworks to ship on our frequent international goal of internet zero emissions by 2050″.
He additional said: “In the discussions during this seminar, I wish to invite all stakeholders to explore bold strategies that can propel us forward — whether through advancements in technology, renewable energy initiatives, or collaborative efforts across the industry. I also wish to invite you to address existing challenges in an open manner, and to better understand their root causes so that we can address them more effectively, timely and efficiently. The path to a sustainable future for aviation is one we must continue to navigate together”
