Sustainability to be part of value proposition of Changi air hub: Iswaran

The sustainability of the Changi air hub, alongside its competitiveness and efficiency, will anchor its value proposition moving forward, Transport Minister S. Iswaran said Wednesday. He said work is under way on several fronts to reduce carbon emissions in the sector, amid the development of a sustainability blueprint by an international advisory panel. The blueprint, which was announced in February, is expected to be ready next year. It will set sustainability goals for 2030 and 2050, with details on how to get there. Iswaran, who was responding to a question during a press conference after the two-day Changi Aviation Summit, said Singapore can and will work to reduce emissions from the sector. This includes work in areas such as electrification, tapping renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. An area of focus for airline operations will be in terms of sustainable aviation fuel, he added. Such fuel is produced from renewable raw materials, such as used cooking oil or animal fat from food industry waste. Iswaran said Singapore is looking into how it can contribute to the use of sustainable aviation fuel as part of the fuel mix for planes. "This is something that requires a systemic solution because it's not just about an airline design, because you need resources, the feedstock, the manufacturing (capabilities) and the ability to have that delivered to the fuel system in the airport," he said. "So it is an effort that requires a systemic level of response. That is an example of the kind of things we are looking at."<br/>