Developing airport management practices towards net zero emissions: Experiences from the Australian aviation industry

Manori Dissanayaka; Tim Ryley; Bojana Spasojevic; Savindi Caldera

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41201

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Developing airport management practices towards net zero emissions: Experiences from the Australian aviation industry

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Developing airport management practices towards net zero emissions: Experiences from the Australian aviation industry

Manori Dissanayaka, Tim Ryley, Bojana Spasojevic and Savindi Caldera

Heliyon, Vol.11(1), pp.1-14

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41201

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Airport collaborative decision-making

Airside ground operations

Carbon accreditation

Emission inventory

Emissions from airport sources degrade air quality impacting community health. While some airports assess air pollution, others assess broader environmental effects, including CO2 emissions and noise. Utilising a transition management approach, this paper examines Australian airport practices and develops key sustainable strategies to reduce environmental impacts. After reviewing environmental policies and reports from eight major airports and conducting in-depth interviews with 18 sustainable aviation experts, five key strategies are proposed: 1) Collaborating data-sharing among stakeholders, including airport operators, ground handlers, airlines and air traffic controllers; 2) Evaluating emissions from aircraft ground idling delays; 3) Advancing in the Airport Carbon Accreditation program; 4) Assessing air pollutant emissions directly emitted from airport sources; 5) Maintaining an air pollutant emissions inventory. Airports should integrate these strategies into their environmental policies to support their long-term sustainable goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

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Title: Developing airport management practices towards net zero emissions: Experiences from the Australian aviation industry
Authors: Manori Dissanayaka (Corresponding Author) - Griffith University
Tim Ryley - Griffith University
Bojana Spasojevic - Griffith University
Savindi Caldera - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Publication details: Heliyon, Vol.11(1), pp.1-14
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Date published: 2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41201
ISSN: 2405-8440
Data Availability: The raw data for this study consist of interview transcripts that may include confidential information. As participants did not provide explicit consent for public data sharing, we are unable to release the full transcripts. However, relevant de-identified excerpts have been included in this paper to support the findings.
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991090898802621
Output Type: Journal article

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