Impact of Airport Capacity Expansion on CO2 Emission: The Case of Hong Kong International Airport

Due to the increasing demand in air traffic, lots of airports considered capacity expansion. However,those expansion plans usually involves huge government investment. Also, the construction and the operation of the new capacities may have significant impacts to the surroundings.Therefore, we are going to carry out a cost and benefit analysis, including:

(i) Benefit of airport expandsion, such as passengers' travel benefits; and

(ii) Costs of airport expansion, such as infrastructure costs and environmental costs.

Summary of Findings (2015)

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