Transcript The Centre for Air Transport and the Environment

7th November 2014
AIRPORT RETAIL
and
CLIMATE CHANGE
Prof Callum Thomas
The Centre for Aviation, Transport
and the Environment
• 25 yrs aviation research
• 3 Profs., 10 RF, 6 PhDs.
• 4 Nobel Laureates
• 100 papers, 10 books.
• Working with and for
industry
• www.cate.mmu.ac.uk
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Evidence of Climate Change is
Overwhelming
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Governments Seeking Massive CO2
Reductions
• BUT Aviation emissions
growing
• Air transport remains in
political spotlight
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CO2 Associated with Aviation
%CO2
Flights
90
Ground
Transport
6
Food
1
Utilities
2
Materials &
Waste
1
Total
100
Airport Retail is a Major Part of the
Industry
• $30 Billion (Global)
• £351 Million (LHR)
• That’s a lot of jobs.
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100
80
60
40
20
0
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-40
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Passengers Love
the Airport Retail Experience
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Retail Profits Reduce Ticket Prices
Friday, 24 January 2014
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Airport Retail Under Pressure
• Competition on high street/internet
• Economic downturn
• Changing demographic
Friday, 24 January 2014
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And the CO2 Implications are
Important
• Passengers won’t solve the problem – they keep
buying.
• Government will not intervene.
• So its left to industry to deal with the issue.
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Reducing Airport CO2 Emissions
• Renewable energy
• New outlet design
– natural lighting
– natural ventilation
– low energy equipment
Airport Retail - indirect CO2 emissions
• Weight
• Fuel consumption
• CO2 emissions
• Airline costs
• Political acceptability?
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Reduce Aircraft Emissions
• New Business
Models (e.g.)
– collect on arrival
– collect on return
– home delivery
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Industry Sustainability Challenge
• Reduce CO2
• Maintain profitability
• Maintain employment
• Meet customer expectations
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What Role the Responsible
Consumer?
• Whose emissions
are they?
• Perhaps the
consumer should
take responsibility?
Friday, 24 January 2014
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Airport Retail in a Low Carbon
Economy
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