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Director General Lars Rekke (right) greets former US Vice President Al Gore at a spring 2007 meeting in Stockholm on climate issues.Also shown is Håkan Bryngelsson of the Vasakronan property company, which like LFV is a member of BLICC. Photo: Michael SteinbergReduced emissions from groundtransport to and from airportsDuring 2007 LFV continued its effortsto increase travel by public transport toairports. It is very important to increaserail traffic to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.The “Upptåget” commuter traincompleted its first full year. This trainhas attracted many passengers becauseit provides a significantly smoother rideto the airport for passengers and airportbasedemployees living in the northernsuburbs of Stockholm and aroundUppsala. During part of the year, GöteborgLandvetter offered airport-basedemployees free bus cards in order toboost the percentage of people travellingto the airport on public transport. Anew shuttle bus between Malmö Airportand Svedala Station linked the airportto the Pågatåget commuter trains thatrun between Malmö and Simrishamn,thereby creating better public transportconnections between the airport andlarge portions of Skåne County.LFV plays leading role in BLICCSince 2003, LFV has been a member ofthe Business Leaders Initiative on ClimateChange (BLICC). BLICC is a networkof companies that are active on climateissue and in bringing about a transformationaimed at reducing energy consumptionand carbon dioxide emissions.During 2007, LFV was an active participantin BLICC. Sharing knowledge withnumerous other large companies hashelped speed up the transition to renewableenergy sources. Meanwhile LFVhas been able to impart its experience toother members.As a member of BLICC, during2007 LFV was one of some 40 Swedishcompanies that issued a declaration(Näringslivets Klimatupprop) acceptingthe challenge of doing business in waysthat do not contribute to global warming.Together with the other signatorycompanies, LFV has pledged to try toidentify models and tools for achievingclimate neutral operations and disseminatingthis knowledge to the businesscommunity as a whole.Environmental restrictions atStockholm-ArlandaDuring 2007 the regional EnvironmentalCourt turned down LFV’s request fora change in the airport’s emission ceiling.Aside from a maximum number oftake-offs and landings, the airport alsohas a ceiling on carbon dioxide and otheremissions. This ceiling includes emissionsfrom ground transport to and fromthe airport, even though large portionsof the growing Stockholm region lackgood public transport connections to theairport. LFV has appealed the ruling andis meanwhile doing preparatory work toapply for a new environmental permitfor Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.New tools improve quality ofenvironmental workDuring 2007 LFV decided to replace 22different environmental managementsystems with a common system. Thisstep will lead to significant efficiencygains and higher quality in LFV’s environmentalwork. Concurrently, a newenvironmental data reporting systemwent into service, which will make thereporting and compilation of environmentaldata easier.Aircraft-related emissionsActual emissions from the landingand take-off (LTO) cycle, which iscounted up to an altitude of 915 metres,decreased by 1 per cent during the year.Compared to 2006, after subtractingemissions at Kalmar and NorrköpingAirports − which were transferred fromLFV’s operations during 2006 − thereduction was 0.3 per cent. One reasonwhy nitrogen oxide emissions rosewhile other emissions fell was the sharpincrease in jumbo jet traffic, mainlycargo aircraft, at Stockholm-ArlandaAirport.Carbon dioxide emissions by source, 2007Vehicles andfuels 4,984 tonnes (60%)Spaceheating 3,035 tonnes (36%)Rescue service 363 tonnes (4%)Carbon dioxide emissions, 2003-2007tonnes20,00015,00010,0005,0000030405060722> LFV 2007 < LFV’s environmental work