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On Tuesday, the FAA announced it has awarded $92 million in grants to 21 airports across the country. The funding will help airports reduce their Scope 1 and 2 emissions by installing solar panels and electric infrastructure (such as buses or charging stations), conducting electrification studies, and transitioning to unleaded fuel for piston-engine aircraft.
The funding is part of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which will allocate supplemental discretionary grants worth up to $268 million by the end of September 2024. The AIP in turn falls under the agency’s Airport Climate Challenge, a collaboration between itself and U.S. airports to support the Biden administration’s net-zero objectives.
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