Low Carbon Flight
Leading the way in decarbonizing aviation
While we do not have direct control over emissions from outside of our operations—those of our airlines and the airport community—we are committed to supporting all partners in reducing their emissions. This collective effort will drive performance and sustainability across our supply chain, which ultimately benefits our industry as well as our community and the surrounding environment.
Some of the initiatives that are planned or underway to support carbon reductions across the airport community include advancing the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry by:
- Launching a Low Carbon Jet Fuel Incentive Program to encourage the early adoption of low carbon jet fuel across British Columbia.
- Completing a techno-economic analysis of the opportunity for producing SAF in British Columbia (Executive Summary; for a copy of the full report, please contact environment@yvr.ca)
- Uniting industry leaders to explore a supply chain for made-in-British Columbia SAF, through BioPortYVR – Industry-led Partnership to Advance the Availability of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Canada.
- Working to support the creation of a net-zero airports action plan to outline actions for carbon-reduction measures across the B.C. airport network supported by the Ministry of Transportation and Transit and in collaboration with Victoria International Airport, Kelowna International Airport and the B.C. Aviation Council. (Executive Summary; for a copy of the full report, please contact environment@yvr.ca)
- Signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus and ZeroAvia, to study the feasibility of hydrogen infrastructure at airports in Canada.
- Signing a commitment with Seattle (SEA) and Portland (PDX) airports under the Cascadia Innovation Corridor program to decarbonize aviation including development of sustainable aviation fuels.
- Transitioning to a sustainable multi-modal hub to reduce Sea Island’s greenhouse gas emissions associated with ground transportation.
- Providing ground power units to enable crews to shut down aircraft engines and plug into B.C.’s clean electricity while aircraft are at the gate.
- Investing in airside charging stations to support electric ground support equipment and vehicles. As of 2024, YVR has 106 airside electric charging ports.