Airport Carbon Accreditation Annual Report is out now

ACI EUROPE has released the first full Airport Carbon Accreditation Annual Report since the onset of the pandemic. The 2019-2021 combined results reveal robust performance of airport climate action in all world regions.

The Report points to healthy participation growth in Years 11 (May 2019 to May 2020) and 12 (May 2020 to May 2021) of the programme, which have been merged into one single reporting period to help airports accommodate the challenging pandemic context. By the end of the reporting period, 304 airports were accredited globally, up from 274 airports in Year 10, illustrating the extent of the airport industry’s readiness to decarbonise in the toughest of conditions. Their collective efforts yielded tangible results, with airports accredited in Years 11 and 12 bringing about a reduction of 347,718 tonnes of CO2 (-5.5%) within the emissions under direct control of airport operators (i.e. Scope 1 and 2 as per GHG Protocol).

The collective carbon management led by airports globally has once again won praise from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC):

Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC said: “Despite the systemic disruption wreaked on the airport industry by the ongoing pandemic, the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme kept on growing and making steps to strengthen its framework with the addition of new levels, aligning its ambition with global climate goals. Industry-led initiatives, such as ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation, are crucial to support the realisation of the Paris Agreement.”

Download the Airport Carbon Accreditation Annual Report 2019-2021 here.