{"id":103494,"date":"2021-09-15T10:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T08:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/?post_type=new&#038;p=103494"},"modified":"2024-12-13T21:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T20:37:09","slug":"more-than-10-years-analyzing-the-carbon-footprint-of-our-assets-pays-off","status":"publish","type":"new","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/en\/news\/more-than-10-years-analyzing-the-carbon-footprint-of-our-assets-pays-off\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 10 years analyzing the carbon footprint of our assets pays off"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section class=\"wysiwyg text-editor \" id=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container container--narrow container--p-10\">\n            <p><span lang=\"EN-US\">In 2010 on the\u00a0<strong>M3 and M4 highways<\/strong><strong>\u00a0i<\/strong><strong>n Irelan<\/strong><strong>d<\/strong>, we installed energy saving devices on all public lighting feeder pillars and the Toll plazas and administration buildings resulting in a 25% reduction in electricity consumption. As a result of this initiative 2010 to present date the:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>For the M3 highway<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">has resulted in average savings of 122.52 Tonnes eq\u00a0CO2\u00a0\u00a0per year total for 10 years\u00a0<strong>1347.52 Tonnes eq CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>For the M4 highway<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">has resulted in average savings of 172.62 Tonnes eq CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0per year total for 10 years\u00a0<strong>1898.83 Tonnes eq CO<sub>2<\/sub>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Between the two projects to date we have eliminated<strong>\u00a03,246.60 Tonnes eq CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/strong>\u00a0from our projects. In other words, the savings achieved are equivalent to the catchment that would have been achieved by developing 50\u00a0hectares of forest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Eurolink M3 &amp; M4<\/strong><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0have always been characterized by their support for environmental preservation, developing various actions aimed at the sustainability of their activity, with the objective of guaranteeing a better legacy for future generations.<\/span>\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">But its commitment has not only minimized the environmental impact of the highway&#8217;s own activity, it has also supported other stakeholders working to improve environmental sustainability both locally and globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Complete environmental strategy<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">In addition to complying with all applicable standards and regulations, the environmental strategy to reduce the carbon footprint is based on ongoing monitoring of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, waste, energy demand, air quality (suspended particulate matter and nitrous oxides) and water quality, and the noise impact produced by traffic throughout the highway&#8217;s operation. The efforts of the concessions are aimed at continually strengthening environmental practices in addition to providing and protecting habitat for local species<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">At the same time, Irish highway have a permanent commitment to reduce and recycle waste, having adopted and\u00a0implemented various initiatives to reduce their carbon footprint, many of them with significant impacts on the reduction of carbon emissions in the long term:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Energy saving devices<\/span>\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">on public lighting columns and buildings and plazas and the removal of lighting columns<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">LED lighting in offices and plazas combined with PIR light sensors in low footfall areas<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Rain water harvesting<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Permanent noise and air monitoring stations in place in two strategic locations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Annual monitoring of rivers and streams within our projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Introduction of electric vehicles into our fleet<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Construction of mammal underpasses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Creation of large sediment settling ponds, including oil interceptors, which have become natural regeneration areas and have created habitats for local flora and fauna<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Participation in the pilot program on biodiversity &#8220;Pollinator Friendly Initiatives&#8221; that is being developed at the national level with the participation of national government agencies, this program is in its second year of implementation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    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