Given the need to accelerate climate action and strengthen the company’s reputation for sustainable development in the European aviation sector, RIX Riga Airport has revised its roadmap to achieving zero CO2.2t emissions. The company’s management board has set 2035 as the new target date.
“We have reviewed the emission reduction targets and objectives set out in the airport’s medium-term strategy and sustainability strategy and are ready to set a much more ambitious timetable for achieving these goals. Net zeroAlthough the original deadline of the Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) NetZero 2050 commitment was to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, Riga Airport, like many other European airports, is convinced that by working determinedly this goal can be achieved sooner, by 2035. Riga Airport also has a greater responsibility to contribute to global climate goals, having achieved the Diamond category in the Sustainability Index last year and aiming for certification for the next level of the Sustainability Index. Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) “The program. Various financial institutions around the world are also paying much more attention to achieving more ambitious climate targets, with the support of which the development of aviation is financed,” says Laila Odiņa, CEO of Riga Airport RIX.
The goal: zero CO2t -Emissions at airports comprises two main elements: firstly, reducing the airport’s own emissions from electricity, heat and fuel consumption to as zero as possible and secondly, neutralising emissions that cannot be reduced by CO2t Seizure.
The procurement and production of renewable energy, the replacement of heating systems, the replacement of combustion engine machines with alternative means of transport and the increase of energy efficiency are important steps on the way to the new Riga Airport. Net zero Roadmap. The amount of green electricity the airport purchases is expected to increase by an average of 10% annually, while solar power generation from the airport’s solar parks is expected to meet 14% of the company’s total electricity needs by 2026.
This year, the current diesel-powered passenger buses at the airport will be replaced by electric buses. From 2025, the plan is to replace fossil diesel with synthetic fuels – by at least 10% per year. The use of fossil fuels is to be phased out completely by 2035.
At the same time, Riga Airport is already involved in an international project funded by INTERREG to research and implement hydrogen technologies in aviation and is working with public transport and other transport service providers to reduce CO2 emissions.2t emissions and the development of sustainable aviation fuels.
