Three more airports reach Level 5 of Airport Carbon Accreditation in the timeframe of COP30

As COP30 reached its conclusion this month, three more airports joined the highest level of Airport Carbon Accreditation – the only institutionally endorsed global carbon management certification programme for airports.

Having reached Level 5 under Airport Carbon Accreditation, Salvador Bahia Airport in the COP30 host country, Brazil, together with Adelaide and Parafield airports in Australia, have reached net zero for emissions under their control (Scopes 1 & 2), while also committing to achieve net zero for Scope 3 emissions by 2050.

Operated by VINCI Airports, Salvador Bahia Airport has become the first Level 5 airport in both Brazil and the Americas – demonstrating their sheer determination and capability, despite facing different resource constraints and infrastructure challenges than many of their Global North counterparts.

There are now 29 airports certified under Airport Carbon Accreditation’s Level 5, and 614 airports across 5 continents in total engaged across the seven certification levels of the programme (55.8% of global passenger traffic), highlighting the global airport community’s steadfast commitment to fighting climate change.

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