Airport industry reaffirms commitment to climate action
Through the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, 300 airports continue to work towards making positive contributions to limiting climate change.
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Through the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, 300 airports continue to work towards making positive contributions to limiting climate change.
In a sustainability survey carried out by the National Civil Aviation Agency, Salvador Bahia Airport achieved the highest score.
In 2019, Airport Carbon Accreditation marked its 10th anniversary. Marina Bylinsky, Head of Sustainability at ACI EUROPE, evaluates the progress made by airports across the globe in regard to climate emergency.
Since beginning operation in 1910, Southampton Airport has been a consistent aviation pioneer, and has now shifted its focus to the development of sustainable operations.
The Chilean capital’s air terminal, Santiago Airport, has begun its efforts to become a net-zero carbon emissions airport by 2050.
The airport's operator, Fraport AG, received the climate certification for Frankfurt Airport as a result of its sustainability efforts.
The certification, granted by the Airports Council International, recognises an airport's efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
The implementation of the plant makes Salvador Airport the first in the country to have a solar plant supplying energy to the terminal.
The airport was awarded ‘Level 3+ (Neutrality)’ status under ACI World's Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, the highest possible accreditation.
By reaching Level 2 Carbon Accreditation in ACI’s programme, the City of Austin’s Aviation Department has further demonstrated its commitment to sustainability.
The global carbon accreditation programme reported significant growth between May 2018 and May 2019, including new additions.
Despite already delivering a number of environmentally friendly achievements, Cardiff Airport has recently unveiled more goals as it aims to become a 'carbon neutral airport'.
As part of ACI's Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, LAX and Van Nuys Airport have received the highest certification before an airport is carbon neutral.
Quito Airport has become the first international airport in the entire Latin American and Caribbean region to achieve carbon neutrality.
Each airport faces different challenges, but how do you ensure that the 214 native animal species and the wider biodiversity are not harmed by aviation? Rodrigo Tavares from VINCI Airports told International Airport Review's Eve De Clerk about how Salvador Bahia Airport manages such a diverse challenge.