November 23, 2021 4:02 PM

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COP26: Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport to become 'Net Zero Carbon Emission' Airport by 2030, says DIAL CEO Videh Kumar

Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport is set to become Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport by 2030. This is much ahead of the IPCC's 2050 target adopted by all major industries all over the world. Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO-DIAL announced this in a video message displayed by Airport Council International (ACI) in an event during COP26, titled, Delivering the Net Zero Airport of the Future. Delhi airport is the first airport in Asia Pacific Region to achieve Level 4 Accreditation under ACI's Airport Carbon Accreditation.<br />''<br />''DIAL has implemented various programmes at the airport such as use of renewable energy, development of green airport infrastructures and multiple passenger connectivity networks, energy conservation and efficiency improvements, and stakeholder partnership programs.<br />''<br />''In addition to this, DIAL has also taken several technologically advanced measures such as adoption of electric vehicles and Taxibots. Taxibot, a semi-robotic vehicle, is used as a means of taxiing the plane to the runway at IGIA was introduced in 2019 for commercial operation and is Delhi airport is the first one in the world to take up this initiative. It has resulted in reduction of the significant amount of aviation turbine fuel consumption by aircraft for ground movement.<br />''<br />

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