ACI-Europe
20 November 2024
On the occasion of the COP29 side‑event co‑hosted by ACI EUROPE and Heydar Aliyev International Airport1, the global airport industry marked a new milestone on its accelerated journey to decarbonisation.
More than 600 airports across the globe are now actively engaged in CO2 management as part of the industry’s carbon standard, Airport Carbon Accreditation. Delegates participating in the 29th United Nations Climate Change conference in Baku have travelled through an accredited airport, with Heydar Aliyev International Airport being the first airport in the subregion to hold Level 2 certification within the programme.
Opening the event at COP29, Olivier Jankovec, ACI EUROPE Director General said: “Passing the milestone of 600 accredited airports is yet another achievement on our way to fully decarbonise airport operations. Airport Carbon Accreditation has actually been on an uninterrupted upward trend since its inception back in 2009 — when just 17 airports had joined the programme. This speaks volumes about the extent to which airports have been embracing climate action and delivering tangible carbon reductions into the millions of tonnes annually. This ultimately reflects how airports globally are putting sustainability at the core of their business. I warmly congratulate Azerbaijan’s capital airport for joining our climate action community and for being pioneers in their sub‑region”.
“At the same time, we are acutely aware that more needs to be done to address aviation’s overall impact on the climate. As a hard‑to‑abate sector, we need more support from Governments and global institutions in our common quest to become the green transport mode of choice. Airports stand ready to play their part in this transformation”.
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