A Net Zero Carbon Plan has been unveiled by Malta International Airport, which outlines the company’s decarbonisation strategy and sets ambitious targets for the airport to reach carbon neutrality by 2025 and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Malta International Airport’s Head of Sustainability and Analytics, Justine Baldacchino, explained that the company has already made significant strides in its sustainability journey, reducing emissions within its control by 31% since 2015 and steadily climbing the rungs of Airports Council International’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme.

“As we work towards our next two milestones of achieving carbon neutrality next year and a 65% reduction in emissions by 2030, Malta International Airport will be employing the two-pronged approach of investing in the production of clean energy and seeking opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of its facilities,” Baldacchino said.

To this end, the company said that it is currently investing in a number of large-scale projects, including the expansion of Malta International Airport’s renewable energy portfolio through the introduction of new photovoltaic farms both at landside and at airside, the upgrading of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems within all airport buildings, and the conversion of all airfield lighting to more efficient LED alternatives.

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