Today’s Solutions: October 10, 2024

Schiphol, The Netherlands May 27 2018 - Passengers entering and leaving the main building at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam

Amsterdam airport bans private jets to reduce noise and climate pollution

On November 5, 2022, scores of climate activists gathered in front of luxury planes and private jets at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, preventing them from taking off for several hours.  Now, nearly five months later, the airport has declared that private jets would be prohibited, as well as Read More...

United Airlines

Every United Airlines flight out of Amsterdam will use sustainable aviation fuel

A little more than two percent of human-caused, global carbon dioxide emissions come from the aviation industry. Like most other modes of transportation, airlines will have to adapt to the emissions-free future, and infrastructure is developing to accommodate the change. European biorefineries are Read More...

two pigs huddle close together outside

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport partners with pigs to stop bird strikes

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest transportation hubs, has recruited a team of 20 pigs to help prevent geese and planes from colliding into each other, which is often fatal for the birds and hazardous for the planes. The land that the airport is situated on is below sea Read More...