Airport Carbon Accreditation programme posts successes despite continued effects of pandemic
Despite the continued difficulties faced by the global airport industry in light of the pandemic, its commitment to fighting climate change remains resolute. This is illustrated by the growing Airport Carbon Accreditation participation across the world, most recently recording 355 accredited airports.
The latest airports to join the programme are:
• North America: King County International Airport (Level 1), Long Beach Airport (Level 2) and San Antonio International Airport (Level 1) in the US
• Europe: Strasbourg Airport (Level 1), Paris-Beauvais Airport (Level 1), Montpellier Méditerranée Airport (Level 2), Lille Airport (Level 1), Avignon-Provenance Airport (Level 1) in France, Gaziantep and Erzurum Airports (Level 1) in Turkey.
Progress has also been achieved through airports moving to higher levels of accreditation. In Asia-Pacific, Bahrain Airport has upgraded to Level 3 ‘Optimisation’ and Perth Airport in Australia reached Level 2 ‘Reduction’. In Europe, Zagreb Airport earned Level 3 accreditation, the first airport in Croatia to do so. Charlottetown Airport in Canada upgraded to Level 2 ‘Reduction’.
To date, the following airports have achieved the highest levels of Airport Carbon Accreditation:
• Level 4 ‘Transformation’: Christchurch Airport in New Zealand
• Level 4+ ‘Transition’: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in the US, Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport in India, Rome Fiumicino and Rome Ciampino Airports in Italy, Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur group including Nice Côte d’Azur, Cannes Mandelieu and Saint-Tropez airports in France.
