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General
| Name of initiative | Airport Carbon Accreditation |
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| LPAA initiative | Yes |
| NAZCA Initiative | Yes |
| Website address | http://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org/ |
| Related initiatives | |
| Starting year | 2009 |
| End year | |
| Secretariat | Mrs. Marina Bylinsky
Manager: Environmental Strategy & Intermodality ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International) 10, Rue Montoyer (box No 9), 1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 552 09 74 Email: Marina.Bylinsky@aci-europe.org Focal Point: Panagiotis Karamanos Email: Karamanosp1@gmail.com |
| Organisational structure | The program is led by Airports Council International (ACI) and is is endorsed or supported by UNFCCC, UNEP, ICAO, FAA, European Commission, etc. Airport Carbon Accreditation is managed by ACI EUROPE which is also overseeing the overall programme development, in collaboration with other ACI regions. The administration of the programme (e.g. processing of airport applications, helpdesk) is being performed by an independent third party, the leading environmental consultancy WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff. |
| Geographical coverage | Global |
| Name of lead organisation | Airport Council International (ACI) Europe developed the Initiative |
| Type of lead organisation | Network/Consortium/Partnership |
| Location/Nationality of lead organisation | EU |
Description
| Description | The aim of Airport Carbon Accreditation is to encourage and enable airports to implement best practices in carbon management, with the ultimate objective of becoming carbon neutral. Airports can participate at four progressively stringent levels of accreditation: 1. Mapping; 2. Reduction; 3. Optimisation; and 3+. Neutrality. Today it is the only global carbon management standard for airports. |
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| Objectives | Member airports are committed to reduce carbon emissions from their operations, with the ultimate goal of becoming carbon neutral. After 7 years of Airport Carbon Accreditation, as of September 2016, there are 170 accredited airports, accounting for more than 36% of global air passenger traffic. In addition, there is a long-term commitment for 50 carbon neutral airports in Europe by 2030. |
| Activities | - Certification of airports according to four levels of accreditation
- Compilation of carbon performance results and presentation of best practices in an Annual Report - Regular updates and publication of communication material about the programme, including brochure, and e-newsletter, - Support to related communication activities by airports |
| One or two success stories achieved | A number of success stories are presented in the Annual Reports (e.g. see page 31 of the 2015/2016 Annual Report, including Puerto Vallarta International Airport, Vinci Airports, Budapest Airport, Hong Kong International Airport, etc. (including pictures).
See: http://www.airportcarbonaccredited.org/library/annual-reports.html |
Monitoring and Impacts
| Function of initiative | Implementation, Political dialogue, Capacity building |
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| Activity of initiative | Norms and standard setting, Technical operational implementation (ex-post), Goal setting (ex-ante), Awareness raising and outreach, Training and education |
| Indicators | |
| Goals | |
| Comments on indicators and goals | |
| How will goals be achieved | |
| Have you changed or strenghtened your goals | |
| Progress towards the goals | Since COP 21 a number of developments have materialized including:
• Accreditation of 23 more airports since January 2016. As of September 2016, 170 airports have been accredited in total representing more than 36% of the world’s passenger traffic. • Accreditation of the first airports in North America and Asia as carbon neutral (i.e., Dallas Forth Worth Airport and New Delhi Airport). Overall, 26 airports have achieved carbon neutrality across the world. Since January 2016, four more airports achieved carbon neutrality in Europe. Furthermore, two airports in other world regions have become carbon neutral. • Revision of the Guidance Document (i.e., the manual that explains the step by step process and requirements of accreditation). • Delivery of a series of workshops and meetings on the programme’s requirements. • In 2015/2016 accredited airports reduced CO2 emissions under their direct control by 206,000 tons compared to the average emissions of the 3 previous years. Emissions per passenger have decreased by 7% from 2.26 kg CO2 in 2014/2015 to 2.10 kg CO2 in 2015/2016. |
| How are you tracking progress of your initiative | Airports need to register and submit detailed information through a dedicated website in order to become accredited. Consequently, there is detailed information about participation levels, objectives, achievements, etc. per airport, region, size, level of accreditation and other parameters. This includes quantitative carbon performance results of accredited airports. Furthermore, airport compliance with the programme requirements must be independently verified. The annual report provides details about the impact of Airport Carbon Accreditation (See: http://www.airportcarbonaccredited.org/library/annual-reports.html).
Airport Carbon Accreditation is owned by ACI EUROPE, which is also overseeing the overall programme development, in collaboration with other ACI regions. The administration of the programme (e.g. processing of airport applications, helpdesk) is being performed by an independent third party, the leading environmental consultancy WSP |
| Available reporting | Regularly updated website: http://www.airportcarbonaccredited.org
Annual report: http://www.airportcarbonaccredited.org/library/annual-reports.html Press releases: http://www.airportcarbonaccredited.org/library/press-releases.html Programme brochure: http://www.airportcarbonaccredited.org/library/brochures.html |
Participants
| Participants | Number | Names | ||||||||
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| Members | 0 | |||||||||
| Companies | 0 | |||||||||
| Business organisations | 0 | |||||||||
| Research and educational organisations | 0 | |||||||||
| Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |||||||||
| National states | 0 | |||||||||
| Governmental actors | 0 | |||||||||
| Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |||||||||
| City / municipal actors | 0 | |||||||||
| Intergovernmental organisations | 0 | |||||||||
| Financial Institutions | 0 | |||||||||
| Faith based organisations | 0 | |||||||||
| Other members | 0 | |||||||||
| Supporting partners | 0 | |||||||||
| Number of members in the years |
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| Have only national states as participators | No | |||||||||
Theme
| Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
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| Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Not only have national states as participators