Lyon-Saint Exupéry achieves net zero carbon emissions

Airport World
Joe Bates
02 October 2025

Lyon Airport has achieved the top Level 5 status in ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, becoming the first airport in France with over 10 million passengers to reach this milestone.

Lyon Airport’s environmental action plan, driven by VINCI Airports, the airport’s operator since 2016, has enabled a 94% reduction in the airport’s direct CO2 emissions (scopes 1 and 2) between 2013 and 2024.

It reveals that this was achieved by its efforts in the following areas:

– Electricity: Solar energy production for self-consumption, 100% LED lighting, and 100% green electricity (with guarantees of origin).
– Heating: Transition to 100% biogas (with guarantees of origin) and heat recovery from co-generation production (electricity generation from biogas).
– Fuels: Optimisation and electrification of the airport’s vehicle fleet.
– Air conditioning: Replacement of equipment, improved management, and prevention of refrigerant fluid leaks.

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