1. 7 th November 2014 AIRPORT RETAIL and CLIMATE CHANGE Prof Callum Thomas

2. 2 The Centre for Aviation, Transport and the Environment 25 yrs aviation research 3 Profs., 10 RF, 6 PhDs. 4 Nobel Laureates 100 papers, 10 books. Working with and for industry www.cate.mmu.ac.uk

3. 3 Evidence of Climate Change is Overwhelming

4. Governments Seeking Massive CO 2 Reductions BUT Aviation emissions growing Air transport remains in political spotlight 4

5. CO 2 Associated with Aviation %CO 2 Flights90 Ground Transport 6 Food 1 Utilities 2 Materials & Waste 1 Total100

6. Airport Retail is a Major Part of the Industry $30 Billion (Global) £351 Million (LHR) That’s a lot of jobs. 6

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8. Passengers Love the Airport Retail Experience 8

9. Retail Profits Reduce Ticket Prices Friday, 24 January 20149

10. Airport Retail Under Pressure Competition on high street/internet Economic downturn Changing demographic Friday, 24 January 201410

11. And the CO 2 Implications are Important 11 Passengers won’t solve the problem – they keep buying. Government will not intervene. So its left to industry to deal with the issue.

12. Reducing Airport CO 2 Emissions Renewable energy New outlet design –natural lighting –natural ventilation –low energy equipment

13. Airport Retail - indirect CO2 emissions Weight Fuel consumption CO 2 emissions Airline costs Political acceptability? 13

14. Reduce Aircraft Emissions New Business Models (e.g.) –collect on arrival –collect on return –home delivery 14

15. Industry Sustainability Challenge Reduce CO 2 Maintain profitability Maintain employment Meet customer expectations 15

16. What Role the Responsible Consumer? Whose emissions are they? Perhaps the consumer should take responsibility? Friday, 24 January 201416

17. Airport Retail in a Low Carbon Economy 17