Transcript 2012.06.14-SASIG-AGM-Anna-Mahoney

SASIG Annual General Meeting
14 June 2012
Surface Access and Climate Change
Anna Mahoney, SASIG Director
SLIDE 1
SASIG
Assessment of aviation related surface
access
• Characteristics of aviation related surface
access
• Sources of carbon emissions (CO2)
• SASIG surface access strategy
• Climate change commitments
SLIDE 2
SASIG
‘15 ways to reduce the Carbon
footprint in airport regions’
Report produced by ‘WSP’ - consultants in society
development - for the European group ‘Airport
Regions Conference’ (ARC)
(August 2010)
Study objectives: reach common understanding
of sources of CO2 emissions; and
provide insight into reasons for differences
between the studied airport regions
SLIDE 3
SASIG
‘15 ways’ ARC study
Sources of CO2 emissions –
average for 9 nine airports studied
Air traffic - 65%
Transport
passengers - 20%
Airport activities 10%
Transport staff - 5%
SLIDE 4
SASIG
‘15 ways’ ARC study
…took into account:
• energy source for each mode of transport
• indirect energy consumption – construction
• CO2 emissions efficiency per mode
(g/pax km; fuel burn/seat) (incl. the 2 factors above)
• average modal split for surface transport
• type of trip: ‘kiss & ride’, parked, taxi/hotel shuttle
• occupancy rate per mode (incl. aircraft)
• fares, charges & regulations
• operational techniques & incentive schemes
SLIDE 5
SASIG
‘15 ways’ ARC study
Effectiveness ranking:1
Measure
Length of taxiways
Impact
-2.7 %
2
Load factor (aircraft)
-2.2 %
3
Occupancy rates (car & taxi)
-2.0 %
4
Toll (car and taxi)
-1.6 %
5
Size of aircraft
-1.5 %
6
Age of aircraft fleet
-1.4 %
7
Continuous Descent Approach (CDA)
-1.1 %
SLIDE 6
SASIG
‘15 ways’ ARC study
Effectiveness ranking:8
Measure
Increased public transport share
Impact
-2.7 %
9
‘Clean’ taxis
-2.2 %
10
Reduced ‘kiss & ride’ share
-2.0 %
11
Public transport fare reduction
-1.6 %
12
Reduction of staff travel by car
-1.5 %
13
Biogas in stead of diesel buses
-1.4 %
14
Increased share of rail
-1.1 %
SLIDE 7
SASIG
‘15 ways’ ARC study
Effectiveness ranking:Measure
Impact
15 Increased parking charges +0.1%
So – a mix of measures are needed,
tailored to each situation,
monitored and adjusted to achieve aims.
And – all parties have a role to play.
SLIDE 8
SASIG
Low Carbon Transport to Airports
LCTA - Department for Transport (DfT) project working
with Airport Operator’s Association (AOA)
Workshop held Feb. 2010 –
• participants primarily surface access specialists from
England’s 6 largest airports (Heathrow, Gatwick,
Stansted, Luton, Birmingham and Manchester)
• addressed two themes:
encouraging the use of public transport; and
encouraging the more efficient use of private transport
with both focusing on measures that would not
require significant infrastructure investment.
SLIDE 9
SASIG
LCTA – selected workstreams
Encouraging airline operators to provide public
transport advice at the point of booking.
Advising business travellers about low carbon
options.
Holding an annual forum.
SLIDE 10
SASIG
LCTA - findings
Those who have influence over the passenger
journey must collaborate and coordinate in
order to achieve changes.
Greater engagement is needed at an airport
specific level.
For example, the Heathrow Sustainability
Partnership has enabled BAA Ltd to gain buyin from CEOs of the majority of companies
based at the airport to a range of
environmental initiatives.
SLIDE 11
SASIG
LCTA - outcomes
1/ Encouraging airline operators to provide
public transport advice at the point of
booking……inclusion of surface access questions
in March 2011 aviation policy ‘Scoping
Document’.
2/ Advising business travellers about low carbon
options……the DfT committed to work with the
National Business Travel Network (NBTN) NBTN website overhaul, and 2011 Work-related
Travel Survey.
SLIDE 12
SASIG
LCTA - outcomes
3/ Holding an annual forum……no forum held so
far in 2012……so, no progress reports supplied
Local Authorities must input to the draft aviation
policy consultation on the basis of the full,
wide-ranging issues associated with surface
access and aviation operations……
SLIDE 13
SASIG
SASIG comments
SASIG principles for Airport Surface Access Strategies
(ASASs)
Practical suggestions for meaningful constraints:
• setting targets based on a ratio of 'air passenger
numbers' to 'trips by public transport';
• surface access target(s) based on a ratio to take
account of local highway conditions in terms of
capacity & congestion; and
• surface access target(s) tied to passenger numbers
not air transport movements (ATMs).
SLIDE 14
SASIG
Climate change commitments
Currently, no requirement for Local Authorities to take
action on climate change.
Committee on Climate Change guidance for Local
Authorities:- concern that the above, coupled with limited
funding, means there is a significant risk that Local
Authorities will not develop and implement sufficiently
ambitious low-carbon plans.
- emphasises crucial role Councils have in helping the
UK meet its carbon targets and preparing for the
impacts of climate change
- outlines specific opportunities for reducing emissions
- highlights good practice examples from a number of
Local Authorities
SLIDE 15
SASIG
CCC guidance to LAs
Local Authorities have significant scope to influence
emissions in buildings, surface transport, and
waste, which together account for 40% of UK
greenhouse gas emissions.
There is an opportunity to reduce emissions in these
sectors by 20% in 2020 from 2010 levels (30% on
1990 levels).
Within this, the largest opportunity for Local Authorities is
supporting energy efficiency improvement in
residential buildings, but opportunities also exist in
non-residential buildings, sustainable transport and
waste management.
SLIDE 16
SASIG
Local Authority climate change
commitment
A joint statement has been signed by the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs (Defra), the Department for
Communities and Local Government (CLG)
and the Local Government Association (LGA)
calling for vital public services to be better
protected and emergency planning and social
care made more resilient.
SLIDE 17
SASIG
Recommendations
Apply uniform data collection methods
Set targets in real numbers not percentages
Understand situation for each airport
Consider total carbon emissions not only carbon efficiency
Tackle local and global pollution
SLIDE 18
SASIG
Glossary
CO2 – carbon dioxide
ARC – Airport Regions Conference
g/pax km – grams per passenger kilometre; a measure of efficiency
CDA – Continuous Descent Approach
DfT - Department for Transport
Defra – Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
AOA – Airport Operator’s Association
LCTA – ‘Low Carbon Transport to Airports’
ATM(s) - air transport movement(s)
ASAS(s) - Airport Surface Access Strategies (ASASs)
SLIDE 19
SASIG