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9797 8 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT Mitigation of Energy and acoustic impact climate change Sustainable coexistence with the environment Mitigation of acoustic impact Energy and climate change 98 Challenges Main measures and Mitigation of aspects concerning acoustic impact Acoustic impact is one of the most significant environmental effects of airport management activity. The increase in air traffic and • Acoustic insulation plans in homes and buildings for sensitive population growth in the vicinity of airports use. contribute to increasing social problems associated.In Spain, 5,243 complaints • Noise Monitoring Systems and Interactive Noise Maps related to noise were received (94.4% of • Strategic Noise Maps (MER) and Acoustic Easements and total environmental claims) and in London- Action Plans Luton Airport, 15,330. • Acoustic improvement actions aimed at particularly sensitive areas or groups (health, teaching, childhood, etc.) Main milestones Aims Results Perspectives 2017 2017 2017 and future outlook • For AENA, it is key to • €316.9 M allocated • Reinforcement in the coordination and Preparation of the Strategic harmonise the management for acoustic isolation monitoring of the execution of the Noise Maps for 11 airports. of its airports with respect actions (2000-2017) measures included in the Action Plans for the environment that in the Spanish airports Installation of noise of the Acoustic Easements (including surrounds them. network. monitoring systems for the acoustic soundproofing actions) and the Strategic Noise Maps airports of Gran Canaria and • Reinforcement a model that • €154,383 invested in Bilbao. guarantees a sustainable London-Luton Airport • Soundproofing of 25,000 homes and coexistence, with the local (June 2016-Dec 2017). buildings for sensitive uses, included in Holding of 23 meetings communities and the natural the Acoustic Insulation Plans, before the • Soundproofing of with state, autonomous environment. end of 2020. 23,096 buildings community and local • Response to the needs of (2000-2017, in the organisations directly • Implementation of Noise Monitoring society, complying with Spanish airports related to the follow-up of Systems and Interactive Noise Maps legislation and applying network). sound insulation plans in all airports with more than 50,000 additional initiatives on operations before the end of 2020. noise. Indicators GRI: 102-15; 103-1 99 Challenges Main measures and Energy and aspects concerning climate change The consequences of climate change (adverse weather events) on operational capacity, safety and efficiency, management justify Aena's commitment to the fight against climate change, also supporting the commitment made by Spain • Climate Change Strategy. at the Paris Summit. • Energy efficiency and reduction of GHG If we add to this the measures that may be derived emissions. from the future Climate Change and Energy Transition • Implementation of renewable energy facilities. Law and the high energy cost that the company must assume, progress must be made in the implementation • Ground support vehicles with reduced pollution. of energy efficiency measures, implementation of • Airport Carbon Accreditation. renewables and compensation of emissions. Main milestones Aims Results Perspectives 2017 2017 2017 and future outlook • Reaching new • 4.8% reduction in energy Increasing the level of the commitments to reduce consumption / ATU • Reduction of electricity Palma de Mallorca Airport in the emissions at airports. compared to 2016. consumption / ATU by 17.5% Airport Carbon Accreditation • Increasing level in by 2020. programme. • Reduction by 5.4% of kg the Airport Carbon CO2/ATU*. • 60% share of energy supply Accreditation programme Report of the Management from renewable in high of the main airports. Report on Climate Change of the voltage and 100% in low Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). • Design of the Climate voltage for 2020. Change Strategy. Energy audits in 12 airports of • 30% reduction of CO2/ATU * ATU is a parameter that reflects the emissions for 2020. the network (these constitute activity of an airport, taking into account 85% of the total energy its operations, passengers and the volume of annual cargo. consumption). ATU = Passengers + (100 * Operations) + (10 * Tonnes of cargo) Indicators GRI: 102-15; 103-1; 201-2 100 Sustainable coexistence with the environment For Aena, to harmonise the management of its airports with respect for the environment that surrounds them is a key factor. To achieve this, the company 100% applies an action model based on its Integrated Quality, Environment and Energy Efficiency Management Policy, with which it aims to guarantee a sustainable of the activity certified according to ISO 14001 coexistence, both with local communities and with the natural environment. The main impacts derived from Aena's With the aim of facilitating this reliable and transparent information activity are noise, energy consumption bidirectional communication on aeronautical operations and and GHG emissions. process with our users, we have an the acoustic levels they generate. environmental consultation channel Furthermore, it allows for the To manage its relationship with the on Aena’s public website, where observance, almost in real time, of the 100% environment, Aena has a system requests for information, complaints aircrafts’ trajectory during take off or certified according to ISO 14001 and suggestions regarding the landing. This tool is called WebTrak of supply contracts have (integrated into the quality system) environment are centralized, which at Spanish airports and TraVis at environmental clauses that guarantees, through specific allows us to respond in a swift, London-Luton Airport. sample audits for each unit and standardised and effective way, as units, the continuous improvement well as minimising response times. Regarding the supply chain, Aena of its environmental behaviour. This includes environmental clauses in certification affects 100% of the In terms of noise, Aena has a Web 100% of the contracts, including company's activity, including London- application, which provides residents London-Luton Airport. Luton Airport. of towns close to airports with 1,674 When establishing plans and environmental information measures to improve our performance requests managed through on sustainability and corporate the different Aena channels responsibility issues, the opinion and Communication channels with communities (Spanish airports network) concerns of our stakeholders is a major affected by noise factor. • London-Luton Airport interactive noise map: TraVis system • Aena Environmental Care Office • Aena interactive noise maps: WebTrak Indicators GRI: 102-15; 103-2; 103-3 101 The need to make the development of air and Environment, which determines the measures transport compatible with the conservation of that must be established for the protection of Aena's material impact on the environment natural values and the quality of life in the airport the environment during the phases of work and environment, requires an action model based exploitation of the evaluated project. In order to Impact Extent of significance* on the balance between economic, social and ensure compliance with all the conditions included environmental factors that allows us approach a in each of the DIAs obtained, Aena carries out Noise levels High sustainable development model. Environmental Surveillance Programs defined for Energy consumption Medium both the working and development stages of each GHG emissions Medium To this end, Aena carries out the environmental of the projects. impact assessment of its airport infrastructure (*) Established based on the concerns of the affected projects and coordinates and prepares the Likewise, in the field of strategic environmental communities necessary documentation to submit to assessment, Aena carries out the environmental environmental evaluation those projects that, analysis of the planning instruments of all its due to their characteristics, as is required. airports. This procedure ends, once the corresponding Environmental Impact Statement (DIA) is published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food Policy on Integrated Management of Quality, Environment and Energy Efficiency Scope of the IMS Strategic environmental assessment of plans Environmental evaluation of projects Indicators GRI: 102-15; 103-2 102 Mitigation of acoustic impact With the aim of mitigating the effects of noise and, at the same time, responding to the concerns of interested parties (noise accounted for 94.4% of total environmental claims in Spain and Luton; more than 15,000 claims received), Aena dedicates a large part of its efforts to the continuous improvement of the measurement, control and minimisation programs of the acoustic impact in the airport environment. €316.9 M Currently, 18 acoustic insulation plans in Spain. Regarding Luton, the actions corresponding to the airports of Madrid invested in acoustic are underway, which since 2000 have covered 49 properties in the 2016- and Barcelona will be carried out. insulation (2000-2017, meant allocating 316.9 million euros in 2017 period. Spanish airports network) the case of Spanish airports (2000- As for London-Luton Airport, British 2017) and 154,483.9 million euros, In relation to the legal obligations legislation in force also requires the in the case of London-Luton Airport for airports with more than 50,000 drafting of such maps. (2016-2017). annual operations, during 2017 the €154,383