Perth Airport announced that it is partnering with Carbon Neutral to offset its bus fleets as well as offering motorists the opportunity to offset their trip to and from the airport when booking parking online as part of its commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Kevin Brown, Perth Airport CEO, said that Perth Airport has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and is continually looking for opportunities to reduce its carbon footprint.
Fully-electric vehicle fleet plan
"As a first step, we have committed to offset more than 300 tonnes of emissions from our bus fleet," Brown said.
"This is an interim measure as we work towards migrating to a fully electric vehicle fleet," he added.
The Perth Airport chief noted that customers who book their parking online will also be able to "offset" their personal journey to and from the airport at a cost of $0.88.
"Our new partnership with Carbon Neutral will purchase offsets within the Western Australian Yarra Yarra biodiversity corridor project," Brown added.
This project will assist Carbon Neutral to fund the planting (and protection) of trees in the corridor that will offset the journey.
"Carbon Neutral uses the highest standard available for carbon offsetting ensuring that every carbon offset is verified and accounted for."
Brown further said that the Perth Airport was looking at ways of using new infrastructure projects to further reduce the airport's carbon footprint.
"The design of our first multi-story car park in front of Terminal 1 also incorporates solar PV installation," he said. "We have also started a project to replace all lights in our car parks with energy-efficient LED."