2024 Will Be Carbon-Neutral For India's Airports.
Jyotiraditya Scindia, India's civil aviation minister, seeks to carbon-neutralize airports. New airports are opening due to India's aviation boom, and the government is greening aviation as it builds new infrastructure.
Ninety airports will be carbon-neutral. India's aviation minister said 90 airports would be carbon-neutral by 2024. India will have 220 airports in five years, up from 140. Delhi (DEL) and Kochi (COK) airports will be emission-free by 2030.
In June, Delhi airport intended to replace all its fuel-consuming airside vehicles with electric vehicles (EV). By month's end, it was hydro and solar-powered. Delhi airport has green ambitions. In 2020, it banned single-use plastics and made 1,000 TaxiBot trips a year later.
Cochin International Airport in Kerala is the first solar-powered airport. The Indian government urges all airports to use renewable energy. Indian airports might accommodate 400 million passengers by 2030, up from 200 million now. Modernize infrastructure and reach net-zero emissions by 2030. Scindia said the government is striving to support the construction of an aviation centre in India.
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