DGCA 53/IP/3.

5/1

53rd CONFERENCE OF
DIRECTORS GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION
ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION

Colombo, Sri Lanka

01 05 August 2016

AGENDA ITEM 3.5: AVIATION AND ENVIRONMENT

AIRPORT CARBON EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT - UPDATES

(Presented by Airports Council International)

INFORMATION PAPER

SUMMARY

The last DGCA Conference noted the progress of the Airport Carbon
Accreditation and invited States to further their involvement by including
participation in Airport Carbon Accreditation in their State Action Plans on
Climate Change.

This paper provides an update on the progress of the Airport Carbon

Accreditation and noted the partnership between UNFCCC and ACI in
commitment to support Airport Carbon Accreditation and Carbon Neutral Now
programme.
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AIRPORT CARBON EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT - UPDATES

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 At the last DGCA Conference, ACI presented the progress of the Airport Carbon
Accreditation and invited States to further their involvement by including participation in Airport Carbon
Accreditation in their State Action Plans on Climate Change.

1.2 The Conference noted the benefits and importance of Airport Carbon Accreditation and
urged States to encourage their airport operators to use ACI guidance materials and training for greenhouse
gas emission reduction. The Conference also encouraged States to include Airport Carbon Accreditation
into their next update of State Action Plans.

2. DISCUSSION

Global Warming and Aviation Emission Reduction

2.1 At the 21st Session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP-21), held in Paris, December 2015, States agreed to a long-term
goal of keeping the increase in global average temperature to well below 2C above pre-industrial levels;
reached a consensus to aim to limit the increase to 1.5C, concurred on the need for global emissions to
peak as soon as possible, and undertook to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions thereafter in
accordance with the best available science.

2.2 The aviation sector presently accounts for less than two percent of the worlds annual CO2
emissions, but it is recognized that the projected doubling of global passengers and flights by 2030 must be
managed responsibly and sustainably.

2.3 For airport operators to do their part, ACI has the provision of Airport Carbon
Accreditation, a third-party carbon emission reduction and management accreditation programme for
airports, which assesses and recognises the efforts of airports to manage and reduce their carbon emissions
according to four ascending levels of certification mapping, reduction, optimisation and neutrality.

2.4 Airport Carbon Accreditation gained significant visibility and recognition at COP-21.
In particular, ACI signed a partnership with the UNFCCC, whereby ACI and UNFCCC committed to
support Airport Carbon Accreditation and Carbon Neutral Now, a very similar programme by the
UNFCCC. The UNFCCC praised our industry for its proactive stance on climate action.

Airport Carbon Accreditation Carbon Emission Reduction by Airports

2.5 Participation in Airport Carbon Accreditation is entirely voluntary but the programme has
proved to be very popular with ACI member airports because of its ability to help reduce carbon footprint
and gain public recognition. To date, 156 airports worldwide including 29 (up from 25 since last meeting)
in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East have been accredited. These airports, listed in the appendix, handled
more than 31.3% of the global air passenger traffic.

2.6 Airports Carbon Accreditation enables the industry to track the carbon management
performance of accredited airports. Based on information registered with the programme, from May 2016
to May 2017, European airports saw a reduction of 146,118 tonnes of CO2 and at Asia-Pacific airports CO2
emissions were down 41,038 tonnes.

2.7 The programme has made numerous improvements such as the upgrading of the online
tool to facilitate data input and application for airport operators, simplification of guidance document and
promotional campaigns for airports to reach carbon neutrality.
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2.8 More information can be found in the programme website:

http://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org/

3. ACTION BY THE CONFERENCE

3.1 The Conference is invited to note:

a) The partnership between UNFCCC and ACI in commitment to support Airport

Carbon Accreditation and Carbon Neutral Now programmes; and

b) The progress on Airport Carbon Accreditation participation amongst airports.

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APPENDIX

In November 2011, ACI Asia-Pacific adopted Airport Carbon Accreditation, marking the beginning
of accreditations outside Europe. The following 31 airports have been accredited in the Asia-Pacific
and the Middle East Regions, an increase of 6 airports from the last Conference: (highlight new
entrants?)

Level of Airport State

Accreditation
Level 1 Bahrain Airport Bahrain
Mapping Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville Airport Cambodia
Hamad Airport Qatar
Abu Dhabi Airport UAE
Level 2 Sydney Airport Australia
Reduction Macau Airport China
Taoyuan Airport Chinese Taipei
Kuala Lumpur Airport Malaysia
Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Don Mueang, Hat Yai and Thailand
Suvarnabhumi Airports
Dubai International, Dubai World and Sharjah Airports UAE
Level 3 Adelaide, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Airport Australia
Optimisation Hong Kong Airport China
Kaohsiung Airport Chinese Taipei
Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai Airports India
Queen Alia Airport Jordan
Gimpo and Incheon Airport Republic of Korea

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