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Stephan Richeux
05 June 2025
Vegetable oil will be used to power vehicles at East Midlands Airport, helping slash carbon emissions by up to 90%.
As World Environment Day is marked today, more than 60 vehicles involved in airport operations are now running on biodiesel instead of fossil-based diesel. These include airfield operations and security team vehicles, fire trucks and snow clearing vehicles.
The airport has worked with biodiesel supplier YourNRG to bring about the change, which comes as its parent company, Manchester Airports Group (MAG), launches its five-year Sustainability Strategy, ‘Creating a sustainable future for all.’ This pledges to transition its airports – Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands – to net zero carbon operations by 2038.
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