HIA showcases its commitment to sustainability via its environmental practices

Since 2014, HIA has demonstrated its commitment to environmental sustainability by pledging to improve carbon efficiency per traffic unit to 30% by 2030.

Hamad International Airport (HIA), in its mission to preserve Qatar’s environment by decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing and recycling waste, managing noise, and controlling emissions to air and water; has implemented several sustainability initiatives since its inception. These initiatives have often been developed in collaboration with national stakeholders and contribute to the environmental development pillar of the Qatar National Vision 2030. Since 2014, HIA has demonstrated its commitment to environmental sustainability by pledging to improve carbon efficiency per traffic unit to 30% by 2030. The airport has since established a continual decrease in overall CO2 emissions and has been certified at Level 3 by the Airport Council International’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme. Recently, HIA, through MATAR, the Qatar Company for Airports Management and Operation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) to develop and modernise the airport’s facilities by implementing effective methods of waste management. The MoU focuses on developing an integrated system for waste separation by safely transporting, recycling and disposing waste, whilst promoting environmental awareness, and a culture of sustainability, at Qatar’s award-winning airport. Environmental sustainability has also been adopted by HIA stakeholders. In 2018-2019, MATAR’s Energy Working Group identified significant number of energy and fuel saving initiatives to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. These measures led to an estimated CO2 savings of 6,773 tonnes and electricity savings of 13,828 MWh. Also noteworthy is the electricity consumption at the airport terminal was reduced by 12.26% in 2020 in comparison to 2019 and electricity consumption for all airport facilities was reduced by 7.3% for the same time period.