Month: March 2019

Halifax Stanfield Airport has just successfully renewed their Airport Carbon Accreditation! The airport is actively reducing its CO2 emissions at Level 2 of the programme. Only three airports in Canada have reached this level of carbon management and Halifax is one of them! To learn more about their Environmental Policy click here. 

 The answer to this question is within reach as Airport Carbon Accreditation launches the new comprehensive compendium for carbon offsetting at airports: the Offsetting Guidance Document.   Within the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, when airports apply for Level 3+ Neutrality, they are required to compensate for unavoidable, remaining residual CO2 emissions under their direct control. In […]

 As the concerted climate action by airports gains momentum with 262 participants to date, the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme received a special recognition from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a key enabler of this unprecedented movement. The programme was included as the only case study from the transport sector in […]

Cibao International Airport (AIC) in the Dominican Republic is the latest to join the growing community of climate-smart airports in the Latin American & the Caribbean region. The airport became directly accredited at Level 2 Reduction of Airport Carbon Accreditation, a notable success as it’s the first airport in the country to obtain it.  The […]

Naples International Airport brought the year 2018 to a close with a significant achievement in terms of environmental sustainability. In December, the airport qualified for Neutrality, the highest level of carbon management within Airport Carbon Accreditation, making it the 40th airport in Europe, and 49th globally to ever reach this important milestone.  Since 2012, Gesac, […]

Seattle Tacoma International Airport’s operator, The Port of Seattle, is making the move to renewable natural gas (RNG) in a bid to reduce their carbon footprint further. Early this year, the Port announced a Request for Proposals, calling for renewable natural gas service to supply Sea-Tac Airport’s boilers and bus fueling system. These are responsible […]

Keeping up with the continuous flow of new entries and upgrades within the programme isn’t easy! Let’s take stock of what has changed since the last edition of AirportCO2 news.  Here is a short rundown of the latest key figures. There are now 263 airports active in the programme worldwide. Europe has still the biggest […]

We’ve got a new accredited airport in Africa! Dakar Blaise Diagne Airport becomes the first airport in Senegal to join Airport Carbon Accreditation. The airport’s carbon management has been recognised with a Level 1 Mapping certificate! Warm welcome and congratulations to everyone involved.  

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has just managed to successfully renew at the highest level of Airport Carbon Accreditation – 3+ Neutrality! The airport is acing its carbon management efforts, while remaining one of the busiest airports in Europe. Read more about their excelling environmental work here. 

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has just managed to successfully renew at the highest level of Airport Carbon Accreditation – 3+ Neutrality! The airport is acing its carbon management efforts, while remaining one of the busiest airports in Europe. Read more about their excelling environmental work here.