Hong Kong] Four Asia-Pacific airports were honored at the 10th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, held in April in Jordan as they were presented with Airport Carbon Accreditation Certificates to recognize their initiatives and achievements in carbon reduction.
Airports receiving certificates at the ceremony include:
Level 3, Optimization:
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, India
Level 2, Reduction:
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan
Level 1, Mapping:
Brisbane International Airport, Australia
In congratulating the accredited airports, Mrs. Patti Chau, Regional Director of ACI Asia-Pacific said, “Airport Carbon Accreditation was extended to the Asia-Pacific region in November 2011 from ACI Europe. By end of last year, it has become a global programme and is now available to airports in all 5 ACI regions. In Asia-Pacific 25 airports have already been accredited under the Programme. I wish to congratulate these airports for their strong commitment in carbon emissions management and working towards carbon neutrality.”
Airport Carbon Accreditation is institutionally-endorsed by ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) and EUROCONTROL (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) and is overseen by an independent Advisory Board including representatives of the European Commission, ECAC, EUROCONTROL, ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation), UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme) and Manchester Metropolitan University. Independently administered by leading global sustainability consultancy WSP, it has established itself as the airport industry’s global standard for carbon management.
The 25 Asia-Pacific airports currently certified by the programme are as follows:
Level 3, Optimisation: Adelaide Airport, Australia
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, India
Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong
Incheon Airport, Republic of Korea
Indira Gandhi International Airport, India
Kempegowda International Airport, India
Parafield Airport, Australia
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, India
Level 2, Reduction: Kaohsiung International Airport, Chinese Taipei
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
Macau International Airport, Macau
Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan
Sunshine Coast Airport, Australia
Suvarnabumi Airport, Thailand
Level 1, Mapping: Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates
Al Maktoum International Airports, United Arab Emirates
Brisbane International Airport, Australia
Chiang Mai International Airport, Thailand
Don Mueang International Airport, Thailand
Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates
Hat Yai International Airport, Thailand
Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport, Thailand
Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia
Sydney Airport, Australia
These airports welcomed over 552 million passengers in 2013 according to ACI Annual World Airport Traffic Report, representing 23.6% of the total air passenger traffic in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region.
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