Question: Which of the following Airport has been announced as Asia-Pacific’s first “carbon neutral” airport by the Airports Council International (ACI)?
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
(b) Raja Sansi International Airport
(c) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(d) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 27 September 2016 Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi has been announced as Asia-Pacific’s first “carbon neutral” airport by the Airports Council International (ACI).
- It was announced during the Airport Carbon Accreditation certificate presentation ceremony in Montreal, Canada.
- It should be noted that Nice Cote d’Azur Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport are North America’s first carbon neutral airports.
- The Airport Carbon Accreditation has upgraded Delhi Airport to highest level of certification a level 3+ neutrality available to airports across the world.
- Less than 26 airports in the world, most of them Europe, have earned carbon neutral status.
- According to Prabhakara Rao, chief executive officer of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) is focusing on energy conservation and exploring alternative solution for generating green energy.
- The Delhi airport further aims to increase its solar power generation capacity to 20MW by 2020.
Reference:
http://www.aci.aero/News/Releases/Most-Recent/2016/09/27/170-airports-including-new-carbon-neutral-airports-in-North-America-AsiaPacific-and-Europe
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/igi-is-asiapacifics-first-carbon-neutral-airport/article9160211.ece
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/carbon-neutral-tag-for-igi-airport-first-in-asia-pacific/articleshow/54559129.cms