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
About Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport is one of the largest airports in Europe, handling well over 17 million passengers and 450,000 tons of freight annually. Brussels Airport links the European capital with 218 destinations worldwide that are served by 94 different airlines: 78 passenger airlines and 16 full-freighter airlines (figures 2009).
Brussels Airport is dedicated to become the most European, most efficient and most welcoming airport in Europe. Brussels Airport caters for the specific needs of the business travellers, but also has the largest low-fare offer in Belgium.
Brussels Airport is operated by The Brussels Airport Company. The shareholders are the Belgian State (25 percent) and a consortium of private investors (75 percent).
About ACI-Europe
ACI EUROPE is the European region of Airports Council International, the only global association of airport operators. Based in Brussels, Belgium, ACI EUROPE represents over 400 airports in 46 European countries.
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
About Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport is one of the largest airports in Europe, handling well over 17 million passengers and 450,000 tons of freight annually. Brussels Airport links the European capital with 218 destinations worldwide that are served by 94 different airlines: 78 passenger airlines and 16 full-freighter airlines (figures 2009).
Brussels Airport is dedicated to become the most European, most efficient and most welcoming airport in Europe. Brussels Airport caters for the specific needs of the business travellers, but also has the largest low-fare offer in Belgium.
Brussels Airport is operated by The Brussels Airport Company. The shareholders are the Belgian State (25 percent) and a consortium of private investors (75 percent).
About ACI-Europe
ACI EUROPE is the European region of Airports Council International, the only global association of airport operators. Based in Brussels, Belgium, ACI EUROPE represents over 400 airports in 46 European countries.