GATWICK has revealed plans to become the UK’s first carbon neutral airport by spring.
Already, Gatwick runs solely on green energy after starting to use renewables four years ago. Furthermore, it has succeeded in keeping its environmental footprint as low as it was in the early '90s, even though its passenger numbers have doubled since then.
Gatwick is the first UK airport to join RE100, a global group of 87 businesses committed to operating on 100% renewable energy. The programme aims to create a huge increase in demand for renewable energy.
Last year, Gatwick announced it would be the world’s first airport to recycle Category 1 waste at a dedicated, on-site waste plant. Plans are in motion to convert the waste into energy to heat the North Terminal.
Gatwick’s CEO, Stewart Wingate, said: “The initiatives announced today are important milestones in Gatwick’s journey to become the UK’s most sustainable airport and one of the greenest in the world.
Already, Gatwick runs solely on green energy after starting to use renewables four years ago. Furthermore, it has succeeded in keeping its environmental footprint as low as it was in the early '90s, even though its passenger numbers have doubled since then.
Gatwick is the first UK airport to join RE100, a global group of 87 businesses committed to operating on 100% renewable energy. The programme aims to create a huge increase in demand for renewable energy.
Last year, Gatwick announced it would be the world’s first airport to recycle Category 1 waste at a dedicated, on-site waste plant. Plans are in motion to convert the waste into energy to heat the North Terminal.
Gatwick’s CEO, Stewart Wingate, said: “The initiatives announced today are important milestones in Gatwick’s journey to become the UK’s most sustainable airport and one of the greenest in the world.
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