Aircraft may be lessening their carbon footprint, but what about airports?

ENN
Jun 22, 2015, 9:47 am17 pts
Today’s passenger aircraft are becoming ever more efficient, driven by regulations like the EU’s emissions trading scheme and airlines looking to squeeze profit out of every drop of fuel saved. Yet on the ground, airports operate in a different class. New findings from a European Union-funded research…

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