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ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation gets major boost as North American region joins the carbon programme

16/09/2014



The Airport Carbon Accreditation programme launched by European airport representative body ACI Europe five years ago has received a major boost following its adoption by ACI counterparts in North America. With ACI’s Asia-Pacific and Africa regions already participating and its Latin America and Caribbean region expected to join in the near future, the carbon management standard for airports has achieved a near global coverage. During a launch ceremony at the recent ACI-North America (ACI-NA) annual conference, it was announcedSeattle-Tacoma has become the first airport in the region to achieve certification within the programme. Montreal, Denver, San Francisco and Portland have also committed to joining by early next year. With the addition of Sea-Tac, 108 airports worldwide, which between them handle nearly a quarter of global passenger traffic, have been accredited at one of the four levels of the programme.

GreenAir Online

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