Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Airport Inventories: An Overview
Abstract
This article is an overview of the main issues of air pollution associated with airport operations and a review of the airport sources and components contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. After a brief description of the most recent international and national standards and recommendations on this topic, the article focuses on reasons for developing greenhouse gas emission inventories and traces the essential elements in the methodology to be followed by airport operators for preparing an airport-specific inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. Methods for calculating emissions are also summarized and reviewed. Finally, new references to environmental sustainability at airports, as well as the main measures to be taken to reduce emissions are identified and commented on.