Melbourne Airport

• For many of us, especially in Australia, flying is an essential form of transport, so how can we reduce its environmental impact?
• Getting to and from the airport is an overlooked aspect of air travel that offers an immediate way to cut total carbon emissions from the trip by a surprisingly large amount.
• At a global scale, this number reaches 12.1% for long-haul flights and up to 22.8% for short-haul air journeys.
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So how can travellers be convinced to switch?

• It’s a bit like how the nutrition label on the back of our cereal box helps us choose healthier options.
• Our air-travel carbon emissions are divided into ground and air segments and counted as airport and airline emissions respectively.
• Although travel platforms are increasingly communicating gate-to-gate emissions to consumers, we’re not aware of any that are including door-to-door emissions.
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Give airlines an incentive to inform passengers

• As consumers, we have relationships with airlines that we don’t have with airports.
• Through these channels, airlines learn about us and how we tick when it comes to making flying choices.
• This puts them in an ideal position to keep us informed about door-to-door travel and drive the transition towards greener airport ground-connection options.
• To give them an incentive to do so, their efforts should be recognised through emission accounting.

A cost-effective way to cut emissions

• Travellers using the Sydney Airport train station must pay an access fee, which adds A$15.74 to the cost of the journey.
• As our paper highlights, the average customer using the airport train removes 2.7kg of CO₂.
• This overlooked opportunity to cut door-to-door emissions from air travel has a substantial upside.

• NokAir, a subsidiary of Thai Airways International, is a SkyTrax-certified 3-star low-cost airline and offers flights to 25 destinations throughout Thailand and Myanmar.
• NusaTrip offers ease of travel options from arranging multiple airlines / routes to serving personalised flight preferences.
• Society Pass completed an initial public offering and began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SOPA in November 2021.
• It has invested 2+ years building proprietary IT architecture to effectively scale and support its consumers, merchants, and acquisitions.

• AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today it has been selected as part of a preferred consortium to deliver a major package of work for the Melbourne Airport Rail project, a new rail connection between central Melbourne and Melbourne Airport that will greatly enhance connectivity in and beyond Victoria, Australia.
• The consortium has formed the Sunshine Systems Alliance, and includes AECOM, KBR, Alstom, John Holland, CPB Contractors, Metro Trains Melbourne, V/Line, and Rail Projects Victoria.
• The package also includes high-capacity signaling, traction power, rail control systems and an automatic train supervision system, as well as communications systems and systems integration and assurance.
• AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.3 billion in fiscal year 2021.

• Over the course of the pilot program, Arcimoto vehicles will be tested by Directed Technologies fleet clients that specialize in last-mile delivery, and will be instrumental in preparing Arcimoto vehicles for eventual homologation to Australian safety standards.
• Were proud to work with Directed Technologies to introduce our vehicle family to its vast roster of clients, with potential use-cases across the tourism, delivery, and emergency services verticals.
• Arcimoto (NASDAQ: FUV) develops and manufactures ultra-efficient and affordable electric vehicles to help the world shift to a sustainable transportation system.
• Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Directed Technologies is a market-leading supplier of innovative products and technologies solutions to leading automotive, government, and enterprise organisations.