Brussels Airport participates in Airport Carbon Accreditation scheme

The Airport Carbon Accreditation is an initiative by ACI Europe enabling airports to measure their carbon emissions in a uniform and independent way as well as promote initiatives to reduce their carbon emissions. The Accreditation acknowledges the efforts made in carbon emission management and reduction.

The accreditation scheme contains four levels of award. The first level for which Brussels Airport is now accredited confirms the determination of the carbon footprint of the airport operator, verified by an independent third party. In a second stage a carbon reduction action plan including long-term targets is drawn up. The third stage comprises the engagement of our airport partners in developing and adopting measures to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Brussels Airport already has done a lot of work on both these levels and expects to be accredited in the near future. A fourth level awards airports that achieve carbon neutrality.

Although several other international airports in Europe have recently become Airport Carbon Accredited on the first level Brussels Airport at this time is the only airport in Belgium to have done so. Moreover Brussels Airport has the ambition to become Airport Carbon Accredited on the second level, the Reduction level in the very near future. We are currently finalising a full-fledged reduction plan to reduce the carbon footprint.

Airport Carbon Accreditation is an independent scheme administered by WSP Environment & Energy, an international consultancy appointed by ACI Europe. The airports’ carbon footprints are assessed in accordance with ISO14064 (Greenhouse Gas Accounting).

For more information please consult: www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org
www.aci-europe.org