London's City Airport has vowed to become net zero by 2030, accelerating an original goal of 2050 to get ahead of what it believes will be a move by large corporations to cut flying to reduce emissions, threatening its business travel.
Located beside former dockyards a few miles east of the Canary Wharf financial district, City serves business and premium travel routes across Europe.
"We want to be credible with our sustainability roadmap," CEO Robert Sinclair told Reuters. "We've gone through quite a lot of technical work. If we can do it earlier, we will." Changes to accept larger planes will reduce emissions per passenger in the short term while in the longer term it is examining everything from new fuel types to "flying taxis" to move passengers around the capital.
"As corporates make commitments to mitigate emissions we want to ensure that when they're reflecting on the air travel options, they choose London City."
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