Climate Change Adaptation Progress Report for East Midlands
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For East Midlands and Manchester Airports September 2015 Report submitted to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) at: Climate Ready Defra Resource, Atmosphere and Sustainability Nobel House London SW1P 2JR By Manchester Airports Group plc (M.A.G) for East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport Olympic House Manchester M90 1QX September 2015 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose and scope ................................................................................................................................ 1 Manchester Airports Group .................................................................................................................... 2 Progress in adapting for climate change .......................................................................................................... 4 Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Reviewing our assessment of climate change risk ...................................................................................... 5 Progress against previously identified actions ........................................................................................... 9 Interdependencies ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Monitoring and review ................................................................................................................................. 14 Climate change adaptation risk registers ........................................................................................................ 15 Appendix 1 – East Midlands Airport climate change adaptation risk register.............................................. 15 Appendix 2 – Manchester Airport climate change adaptation risk register ................................................. 19 Climate Change Adaptation Progress Report for September 2015 East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport Page i Climate Change Adaptation Progress Report for Page ii East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport September 2015 Purpose and scope In 2011 Manchester Airports Group (M.A.G) produced our first Climate Change Adaptation Report for East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport. Fulfilling a voluntary commitment, and later regulatory This report outlines the progress made at East requirement, our 2011 report identified risks posed to Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport since East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport by a 2011 and should be read in conjunction with the changing climate. As well as assisting our business in original report1. preparing for climate change, our submission to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs As well as preparing for climate change we are (Defra) contributed to Government’s first round of also engaged in climate change mitigation. We national adaptation reporting. This process considered have wide ranging environmental programmes East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport due to which reduce energy demands and generate or their importance to the national economy and to the source energy from renewable sources. To this transportation of people and cargo. end, we achieved carbon neutrality in our ground operation at East Midlands Airport in April 2012 Ahead of an update to national adaptation reports, and will follow at Manchester Airport this year. Defra have requested voluntary progress reports from Although this progress report focuses exclusively on organisations which were required to submit earlier climate change adaptation, information regarding adaptation reports. our climate change mitigation activities can be found in the M.A.G Corporate Social Responsibility Report2. 1 Climate change adaptation reports submitted to Government by M.A.G and other reporting organisations are available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adaptation-reporting-power- received-reports 2 Our Corporate Social Responsibility report is published annually, and available online at: http://www.magworld.co.uk/magweb.nsf/Content/CSRHome Climate Change Adaptation Progress Report for September 2015 East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport Page 1 Manchester Airports Group We are a leading UK based airport company – serving the whole community. M.A.G is the largest UK-owned airport operator, serving more than 48 million passengers and handling 600,000 tonnes of air freight every year, through our ownership and operation of Manchester, London Stansted, East Midlands and Bournemouth airports. M.A.G also includes the commercial property company, M.A.G Property, which has £571m property assets across our four airports and is leading the £650m major Enterprise Zone development, Airport City, at Manchester. We also run thriving businesses in car parking, airport security, fire fighting, engineering, advertising and motor transport. We strongly support the Government's commitment to the principles of sustainable development in the aviation industry, striking a balance between economic, social and environmental considerations. M.A.G is privately managed on behalf of its shareholders, who include IFM Investors (35.5% ownership), Manchester City Council (35.5% ownership) and the other 9 Greater Manchester Councils (29% ownership). East Midlands Airport East Midlands Airport connects over 4 million East Midlands Airport is in a strategic location in the passengers each year with more than 80 leisure and centre of the UK with direct access to the national business destinations, ranging from Glasgow to motorway system, with 90% of England and Wales Geneva and Fuerteventura to Florida. The airport within a 4 hour lorry drive. The airport’s location and supports a range of charter and scheduled flights and its catchment area provide an opportunity for future is also an important part of the European low cost growth and the development of passenger and cargo network as a major base for operators including operations. Ryanair and Jet2.com. In cargo terms, East Midlands Airport handles more than 300,000 tonnes each year East Midlands Airport makes a major economic and is the second busiest cargo airport in the UK after contribution to the local economy, particularly the London Heathrow. The airport is the UK base for three three cities of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby. The of the major global integrated freight airlines (DHL, airport is estimated to generate some £239m of UPS and TNT) and the largest air hub of Royal Mail. gross value added (GVA) annually. The airport is also the largest single employment site in Leicestershire with 6,730 people employed on the site in a range of businesses. Climate Change Adaptation Progress Report for Page 2 East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport September 2015 Manchester Airport Manchester Airport is the third busiest airport in the UK, As the global gateway to the north of England, the and the largest outside London, handling some 22 airport is also an important part of the North West million passengers in 2014. Over 100 airlines serve and the Greater Manchester economy. The benefits more than 200 destinations from the airport, including that the airport brings are in the form of passenger many which are only served in the UK from London or and cargo connectivity, economic activity, inward Manchester – such as Singapore, Hong Kong, investment, tourism and in direct and indirect Washington, Philadelphia, Boston and Los Angeles. employment. Manchester Airport is estimated to Manchester is the only airport in the UK other than contribute some £918m of GVA to the Northern London Heathrow to have two full-length runways but Powerhouse. The airport is an important also significant spare capacity. It is estimated that there employment generator. It supports 20,600 direct are over 22 million people that live within a two hour on-site jobs with a further 45,000 jobs in the wider travel-time of Manchester Airport. The airport’s scale, region that are directly attributable to the airport’s location and the strength of its catchment area provide operation significant opportunities for future growth and development. Climate Change Adaptation Progress Report for September 2015 East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport Page 3 Overview Since our first round adaptation report was prepared, we Manchester Low Carbon Hub – the group tasked have made significant progress in preparing our business by the Association of Greater Manchester for climate change. Authorities to prepare Greater Manchester for the unavoidable effects of climate change. We recognise that climate change should not be considered in isolation or responded to by us alone. To Our 2011 adaptation report identified a number of this end, our understanding of interdependencies in actions required in order to prepare our business relation to climate change has significantly advanced. At for a changing climate, or for us to better both East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport we understand the likely impact of climate change. actively contribute to local Resilience Development We have made significant progress against these Groups and Resilience Forums. These strategically actions, and this is discussed later. important platforms are supported by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the