19/11/2019 (Agence Europe) – It is essential to allow European airports to invest in order to meet their objective of carbon neutrality by 2050, according to a press release from ACI Europe (Airports Council International Europe), which was published on Tuesday 19 November. “Giving airports the freedom and authorisation to invest is a prerequisite for their decarbonisation", said Olivier Jankovec, the Director General of ACI EUROPE. According to this organisation, Europe will face an airport investment deficit of €12.3 billion over the next five years, thereby widening the 12% gap that has existed since 2013 between necessary and actual airport investments. However, significant new investments will be required to decarbonise both airport facilities (buildings) and vehicle fleets. “Policy makers and regulators must ensure that the right framework is in place in order to facilitate this critical investment", said Jon Phillips, Director of Corporate Affairs for the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA). (DG)