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Airport Carbon Accreditation D-Air Eindhoven, 6 November 2012

BACKGROUND

Airport Carbon Accreditation - D-Air 6/11/2012

Background

TRADITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - Comprehensive, but exclusively local… - Noise, air quality, water management, biodiversity…

CLIMATE CHANGE: wider impact

- Media and public attention / Changing societal requirements - CC moving from science to active policy & regulation

EUROPE (EU) AS WORLD LEADER BUT OTHER REGIONS ARE CATCHING-UP - “Europe 2020”: flagship strategy for sustainable, inclusive and smart growth =

DECARBONISATION OF AVIATION - GHG emissions reduction targets for 2020 (UNFCCC)

AIRPORT INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS - Hong-Kong, Swedavia, AVINOR, MAG, Schiphol Group, Fraport, BAA, ADP,

etc…


Airport Carbon Accreditation: airports’ reponse to climate change and energy efficiency

ACI EUROPE Resolution on

Climate Change in June 2008

Launch of Airport Carbon Accreditation in June 2009


Control, Guide, Influence

Airport Company

Control Guide Influence

Airport Location

AIRSIDE

LANDSIDE

CONTROL: Activities airports are directly responsible for take measures themselves GUIDE: Activities which airports do not directly manage steer partners towards joint measures INFLUENCE: Activities which airports do not directly manage only an influencing role


Airport Carbon Accreditation: an introduction

Voluntary programme for active carbon management with measurable goals and reporting.

Specifically designed for the airport business – site specific but universal to all airports.

Covers on-site airport operational activities that contribute the most to carbon emissions

Enables airports to implement best practice carbon management processes and gain public recognition of their achievements

4 ascending levels of performance


How? Structure


Level 1 requirements - Mapping

Develop a carbon footprint of emissions under airport’s direct control (Scope 1 and 2) > Determine operational boundary > Collect data and calculate the annual CO2 emissions for the previous year(s) for

those sources

Externally verify and submit the footprint report

Provide evidence of public commitment to environmental policy

(CO2 or other GHG emissions which an airport may guide or influence (Scope 3) may be reported voluntarily)


Accredited airports: Level 1 (27 airports)

Aena Aeropuertos: Barcelona El Prat, Lanzarote Aeroportos de Portugal: Oporto, Faro, Flores, Ponta Delgada, Santa Maria, Horta, Lisbon Budapest Airport, Hungary, Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport, France, Dresden International Airport, Germany Dubrovnik Airport, Croatia Düsseldorf Airport, Germany Kristiansand Airport, Norway Leipzig-Halle Airport, Germany Liège Airport, Belgium Shannon Airport, Ireland TAV Airports Holding: Ankara, Istanbul-Ataturk, Izmir, Turkey Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, France Warsaw-Chopin Airport, Poland Zagreb Airport, Croatia + 3 airports in Asia-Pacific (over 88 million passengers) - Abu Dhabi Airport, UAE - Mumbai Airport, India - Singapore Changi, Singapore


Level 2 requirements - Reduction

Meet all requirements of Level 1 plus:

Develop and submit a carbon management plan for the activities over which an airport has direct control (Scope 1 and 2), agree a baseline and set a reduction target(s)

Identify an emissions improvement metric (relative or absolute)

Demonstrate continuous improvement in emissions metric from Scope 1 and 2 emissions sources versus the average of the previous 3 years (or fewer if joining or upgrading without having 3 years of historical data)



Aena Aeropuertos: Madrid Barajas, Spain Aéroports de Paris: Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France Athens International Airport, Greece Bologna Airport, Italy Brussels Airport, Belgium Dublin Airport Authority: Cork and Dublin Airports, Ireland Eindhoven Airport, the Netherlands Finavia: Helsinki-Vantaa & Lapland Group, Finland Frankfurt Airport, Germany, Prague Airport, Czech Republic TAG Aviation: Farnborough Airport +3 airports in Asia-Pacific ( over 55 million passengers)

- Bengalore Airport, India - Delhi Airport, India - Hyderabad Airport, India


Level 3 requirements - Optimisation

Meet all requirements of Level 2 plus:

Expand the scope of the carbon footprint to include a range of Scope 3 emissions as defined by the GHG Protocol. These may include: > Landing and take-off cycle (LTO) emissions > Surface access emissions for passengers and staff > Staff business travel emissions > Other Scope 3 emissions which the airport chooses to include

Provide evidence of third party stakeholder engagement in carbon footprint reduction to reduce wider airport-based carbon emissions. Third parties may include: > Airlines and aircraft operators > Service providers such as independent ground handlers, catering companies, air

traffic control, road and rail authorities > Airport users



Aéroports de Paris: CDG Airport & Orly Airport, Paris, France Aeroporti di Roma: Leonardo da Vinci – Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy BAA: Heathrow Airport, London, UK Geneva Airport, Switzerland ICF Airports: Antalya Airport, Turkey MAG: Manchester Airport, UK Munich Airport, Germany Schiphol Group: Asmterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands Zurich Airport, Switzerland


Level 3+ requirements - Neutrality

Meets all requirements of Level 3 plus:

Offset residual Scope 1 and 2 emissions, so as to achieve carbon neutral operations for all direct and indirect emissions sources over which the airport has control, using internationally recognised offsets


Accredited airports: Level 3+ (14 airports)

Avinor: Oslo Airport & Trondheim Airport, Norway SEA Milan Airports: Milan-Linate & Milan-Malpensa, Italy Swedavia: Stockholm Arlanda, Göteborg-Landvetter, Bromma Stockholm, Malmö, Lulea, Umea, Are Östersund, Visby, Ronneby and Kiruna – all in Sweden

BENEFITS



Governance: a guarantee for the credibility of the programme

Owner and developer of the programme: ACI EUROPE, through its Airport Carbon Accreditation Task Force. > Since October 2011, ACI Asia-Pacific is a member of the Task Force

Administrator: WSP Environment and Energy > Day-to-day administration of the programme (applications, renewals, helpdesk,

secretariat) > Independent

Advisory Board: for an external oversight of the programme by well-trusted stakeholders. > Eurocontrol, Director General > ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) > European Commission (DG CLIMA and DG MOVE) > UNEP (UN Environmental Program – DTIE) > Manchester Metropolitan University > Tim Johnson AEF (since August 2012, in his personal capacity) > Focal Point: Jane Hupe, Head of Environment at ICAO


Robustness of the programme

Airport Carbon Accreditation is based on internationally recognised environmental standards: > Requires airports to measure their GHG emissions in accordance with the GHG

Protocol and to; > Get their emissions inventory assured in accordance with ISO14064

Airport emissions performance is audited by an independent third party: > Ensures the continuing credibility of the programme > Enhances the environmental credentials of the participants

Public disclosure of airport sector carbon performance helps to encourage & improve stakeholder confidence


Attenuating the regulatory risks

Mitigates exposure to impending policy initiatives and regulation

Helps airports to achieve consistency, compatibility and compliance with: > national or international environmental or sustainability goals, whether or not

aviation specific > national and international reporting standards and management of carbon

emissions

Provides concrete evidence of voluntary best practice carbon management


Help optimize airport capacity

Helps optimise airport capacity by incentivising innovative activities and efficiencies to: > Reduce impact from energy use in airport buildings / infrastructure > Reduce emissions from transport to / from airports > Reduce emissions from airside vehicles > Reduce emissions from aircraft ground movements > Reduce emissions from energy consumption and refrigerants

Contribute to a net reduction in wider airport emissions through stakeholder engagement with airlines, service providers and consumers


Knowledge transfer

Benefit from shared experience in e.g. footprinting methodologies, carbon management processes, setting carbon goals and targets, collecting and verifying data, engaging stakeholders, publicising performance and best practice

Access the Administrator run Airport Carbon Accreditation Help Desk at any time during pre-participation, application, renewal and upgrade stages for assistance in understanding and meeting the programme requirements

Receive annual, as necessary periodic, updates in programme guidance and related administrative documents covering how the programme is governed, its requirements, rules and policies and application, upgrade and renewal processes.

Participate in scheduled Administrator run Webinars for verifiers and airports on Airport Carbon Accreditation verification requirements and standards, including appointing verifiers and verifier costs (from September 2012)


Improve the bottom line

Optimise the opportunities for efficient and innovative airport operations and sound environmental management, thereby reducing costs

Costs of joining related to size of airport and level of Airport Carbon Accreditation participation

Annual participation costs minimal vs. potential financial benefits of participation

Soft benefits > Public relations / Corporate Social Reporting

Hard benefits > Energy / Water / Waste cost savings

Typically 5-10% of operating costs


Improve the bottom line - examples Eindhoven Airport

> Energy reduction initiatives contributed to 14% reduction in CO2 between 2009 and 2010

Athens Airport > Saved approximately €1,000,000 over last 6 years through reducing its carbon

footprint

Zurich Airport > Doubled airport through-put from 15mppa to 34mppa, no net increase in energy

consumption over a 10 year period

Manchester Airport by 2013 aims to: > be carbon neutral for energy use and vehicle fuel > reduce energy in the areas of the airport it controls by 25% compared to 2000

levels > ensure new buildings are individually carbon neutral for their energy use > reduce fuel used in the vehicle fleet by 20% compared to the fuel used in 2006 > generate (on and off site) a minimum of 25% of its final energy demand from

renewable sources and this will increase to 40% by 2030


PROFILE-RAISING AND MARKETING

Official endorsements > Eurocontrol > ECAC

Official statement of support from Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director > « Airport Carbon Accreditation provides a tool for airports both to manage their

emissions and to communicate about improvements. I encourage all airports to embrace the challenge of reducing its carbon footprint ».

Communications and marketing > Press releases > Airport Carbon Accreditation News > Update of marketing material (brochure) > 4th Edition of the Guidance Documentation > 3rd Annual Report (June 2012) > 3rd Eco-Innovation Award (June 2012) > Website > Social media


Abu-Dhabi, November 2011

Expansion of Airport Carbon Accreditation to ACI Asia-Pacific


Marketing and Communications


THE WAY FORWARD

Geographical expansion > ACI Africa (Year 5)

Development of the programme > Webinar for verifiers and airports (1st took place in September 2012) > Reflection on specific actions towards small airfields > Tool for World Business Partners

Increased take-up of the banner project (result of perception audit)


Programme Strengths Summary

Based on global standards

Institutionally endorsed / approved

Environmentally supported

Independently administered

Independently governed

Independently audited


Top 10 reasons to be accredited It responds to regulatory concerns about aviation and climate change

It provides a unique common framework and tool for active carbon management with measureable goals

It covers the airport operational activities that contribute the most to carbon emissions

It is site specific and can be used at any airport as part of its daily environmental management activity and long term strategy

It helps guide and support airport environmental management through a process of continuous improvement and collaborative partnership

It provides improved accountability and transparency between airports and their wider airport stakeholders

It champions the voluntary and collective public environmental engagement of ACI member airports world-wide

It is consistent, compatible and compliant with national and international management and reporting of carbon emissions

It is the only universal institutionally endorsed carbon management certification standard for airports world-wide

It is recognised as the industry reference standard for airport carbon mapping and management

THANK YOU www.aci-europe.org

www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org

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