Handbook for Considering Practical Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies for Airports

This report is ahandbookand decision support tool that assists airport operators in identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and implementingpractical, low-coststrategiesto reduce and managegreenhousegas(GHG) emissions. Thehandbookand AirportGEAR, the interactive decision support tool developed in the research as a companion to thehandbook, consider a range ofstrategiesthat can be implemented by all types ofairportsregardless of size, geography, or resourceseither directly or in partnership with airport stakeholders, including airlines, airport tenants, and host communities. A user's manual to guide the user through the decision support tool is also included. In addition, fact sheets, which are the foundation and data source for the tool and provide pertinent information to implement thereductionstrategies, and a presentation, which provides awareness training materials that can be used byairportsto educate and inform stakeholders, were developed. The decision support tool, the user's manual, the fact sheets, and the presentation are available on the attached CD-ROM, CRP-CD-95. The user's manual is also printed in this report for ease of access.