LFV and carbon neutrality

LFV (Luftfartsverket) is a Swedish state-owned enterprise. It operates 16 airports in Sweden, between them handling around 30 million passengers each year, as well as the country’s air traffic control system.

Did you know?

• In 2005, LFV committed to becoming climate neutral. The scheme applies to all of the company’s own CO₂ emissions from sources including electricity, heating, vehicles, fire drills and business travel.

What are we doing?

• Major benefits were gained from savings related to energy efficient buildings and especially their heating and ventilation systems. Since 2004 the company has purchased electricity only from certified green and renewable sources representing a reduction of 13 000 tonnes of CO₂ per year.
• Biofuels have been used to replace oils. At Sturup airport, the old oil burning boiler was replaced with two boilers which burn pelletised forestry waste material reducing 3500 tonnes of CO₂ emissions to just 500.
• Stockholm Arlanda Airport runs three bio-gas buses on site, has a high proportion of passengers using electric trains and gives preferential rights to taxis running on alternative fuels. The buildings at Arlanda are almost exclusively warmed by district heating, which is produced from biofuel.

What is the result?

• Company wide, CO₂ emissions were reduced from 35 kilotonnes in 2003 to 15 kilotonnes in 2005. 
• The case study has more information.