The aviation industry attributes about 2.5 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Though the pandemic has made a dent in business, still airports in India are undertaking green initiatives to become sustainable. Stakeholders of aviation and airports are interlinked through complex processes: many functions require carbon-neutral measures and emission-reduction strategies, hence it’s only appropriate that airport operations scale-up operational efficiencies and adopt new technologies for improving air navigation. Fuel-efficient procedures are being implemented. The investments in emission-reduction initiatives and energy-efficient measures are part of the long-term growth.
“As part of our sustainability practices, we have put up solar panels and parallel runways in our airports. Social, environmental, economic and leadership form the core of our sustainability practices,” said Dr M Muthukrishnan, head of EHS and Sustainability, Airport Sector, GMR...