ACI EUROPE has awarded a new Level 5 within its Airport Carbon Accreditation program, recognising airports’ efforts to manage and reduce carbon emissions.
The requirements for Level 5 include achieving and maintaining at least 99pc absolute CO2 emissions reductions in direct and indirect emissions under the airport’s control. Additionally, airports must commit to achieving net-zero indirect emissions by 2050 or sooner, invest in carbon removal projects, outline detailed steps to reach emissions reduction targets, submit verified carbon footprints, and establish stakeholder partnership plans.
Airport Carbon Accreditation has become the global standard for carbon management at airports – with 557 airports certified across 5 continents to date.
Olivier Jankovec, director general of ACI EUROPE, said: “Since its launch back in 2009, “the establishment of a reference framework for airports achieving and maintaining a net-zero carbon balance for emissions under their control reflects the fact that airports are starting to deliver on their net zero commitments. “Crucially, Level 5 also pushes airports to extend their focus beyond those direct CO2 emissions, by following a comprehensive approach in measuring their Scope 3 emissions and influencing their reduction towards net zero by 2050.”
Munich airport also recently announced a net-zero target by 2035, 15 years ahead of schedule.
The first ten airports to achieve Level 5 are:
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Eindhoven and Rotterdam The Hague airports in the Netherlands, (all operated by the Royal Schiphol Group)
- Beja, Madeira and Ponta Delgada airports in Portugal (operated by ANA Aeroportos de Portugal | VINCI Airports)
- Christchurch Airport in New Zealand (operated by Christchurch International Airport Ltd)
- Göteborg Landvetter and Malmö airports in Sweden (operated by Swedavia)
- Toulon-Hyères airport in France (operated by VINCI Airports)
