Climate

Greenhouse gas emissions are the greatest challenge of our time. There is international agreement that the increase in the global average temperature should be limited to 2˚C compared to pre-industrial times. All sectors of society — including aviation — must contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate Accounting

At Oslo Airport, we have mapped greenhouse gas emissions every year since 2006 and have presented these in a climate account, prepared in accordance with The Greenhouse Gas Protocol and ISO 14064. Our climate account includes emissions related to all Avinor's own activities, categorized as direct or indirect emissions, and a selection of indirect emissions from other sources. Furthermore, Oslo Airport has been an Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) airport, at the highest level in the scheme, since 2009. The climate account for Oslo Airport and the ACA application is verified by a third party.

To compensate for the remaining greenhouse gas emissions controlled by Oslo Airport, investments are made annually in emission allowances through the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Vehicles

Avinor has a framework agreement for the purchase of advanced biodiesel, which is a climate-neutral fuel that meets the EU's sustainability criteria and is guaranteed free of palm oil or palm oil products. Advanced biodiesel is used in vehicles that cannot yet be electrified.During the reporting year 2019, the consumption of biodiesel accounted for over 80 percent of the total diesel consumption in our vehicle fleet.

By the end of 2019, the administrative vehicle fleet at Oslo Airport consisted of 19 zero-emission vehicles, and the electric car fleet traveled a total of 46,843 km. Together with over 1 million liters of advanced biodiesel fueled, this led to a total reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of over 2,700 tons of CO2.

As of 2019, Oslo Airport had approximately 850 charging options for electric cars, and a new charging infrastructure has been introduced. Oslo Airport received eight electric shuttle buses on the airside in August 2020, with the necessary technical infrastructure. It has also transitioned to advanced biodiesel as a heating medium in our heating systems.

Increased public transport share

Transfer service, i.e., how our passengers travel to and from the airport, is our second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Oslo Airport is a proponent and facilitator of maximizing the transportation to and from the airport via public transport. In 2019, the public transport share was 72 percent. This is among the highest in the world. Efforts include incentives to shift the so-called "kiss & fly" travelers to public transport. A license plate recognition solution at the forecourt was introduced in 2018, which means that vehicles must pay for a stay beyond a given free time.

Emissions from air traffic

Through curved approaches, fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions are reduced.