[April 27, 2018 – Hong Kong] Fifteen Asia-Pacific airports received their Airport Carbon Accreditation and celebrated their environmental achievements at the 13th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly held in Narita, Japan this week.
Airports recently accredited or upgraded under the programme were presented with Airport Carbon Accreditation certificates to recognize their initiatives and achievements in carbon reduction.
Level 3+, Neutrality:
Level 3, Optimization:
Level 2, Reduction:
Level 1, Mapping:
Ms. Patti Chau, Regional Director of ACI Asia-Pacific remarked, “Every year, we gather at the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly to recognize Airport Carbon Accredited airports and celebrate their achievements in carbon reduction. We are proud of all 44 accredited Asia-Pacific airports receiving this recognition for their efforts. These airports represent more than 32% of air passenger traffic in our region and demonstrate their strong commitment to operate sustainably, contributing to a greener future. We look forward to seeing more airports in our region join the 235 airports worldwide in becoming Airport Carbon Accredited airports very soon.”
Airport Carbon Accreditation ceremony at the 13th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition.
The 44 Asia-Pacific airports currently certified by the programme are as follows:
Level 3+, Neutrality
Level 3, Optimisation
Level 2, Reduction
Level 1, Mapping
Originally developed and launched by ACI Europe in June 2009, Airport Carbon Accreditation was extended to airports in Asia-Pacific, in November 2011 (in partnership with ACI Asia-Pacific) and to African airports in June 2013, (in partnership with ACI Africa) and North American airports in September 2014 (in partnership with ACI-NA).
The programme is administered by leading consultancy WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff and overseen by an independent Advisory Board including representatives from the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change), ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation), UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme), the European Commission, ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference), EUROCONTROL and Manchester Metropolitan University.
For more information about Airport Carbon Accreditation, visit http://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org.
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