Green Airports: How Tashkent is becoming a platform for aviation’s sustainable future
Tashkent hosts an environmental protection seminar organized by the European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Office of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and ACI EUROPE, with the support of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The three-day event, running through October 9, has brought together representatives from international aviation organizations, airports, aircraft manufacturers, and financial institutions.
Participants are focusing on issues that were once considered long-term prospects but are now practical necessities. These include, above all, reducing carbon emissions, improving airport energy efficiency, introducing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), financing environmental projects, and adapting aviation infrastructure to the impacts of climate change.
The seminar will conclude with a discussion of the prospects for sustainable aviation and the presentation of ACI EUROPE’s new airport sustainability strategy. For several days, Tashkent will serve as a platform for discussions not only about the present but also about the future of aviation in Europe and Central Asia.
Today, a green airport is no longer a distant vision but a clearly defined system of goals, standards, and technologies. The environmental accreditation levels achieved by Uzbekistan Airports show that Uzbekistan is gradually joining this global process. Tashkent Airport’s attainment of Level 2 also indicates a shift from assessing environmental impact to taking direct measures to reduce it.
Roman Bondarchuk, UzA
