Airport Carbon Accreditation
Offset Emissions - Airport Carbon Accreditation
In order to reduce and monitor its impact on CO2 emissions, in 2011 ADR joined the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) of ACI Europe (Airport Council International).The ACA certification includes the accounting of emissions directly and indirectly (Scope) related to airport activities, according to methodologies that follow the indications of the ISO 14064 standard and the GHG Protocol. These are divided into:
Scope 1: direct emissions
Scope 2: indirect emissions from electricity and heat production
Scope 3: other indirect emissions
Source: Airport Carbon Accreditations
In 2021, the Fiumicino and Ciampino airports confirmed their commitment to the fight against climate change and were the first in Europe to obtain the Airport Carbon Accreditation: 4+ "Transition" level of certification from ACI Europe, setting themselves the goal of reaching the "Net Zero Carbon" target by 2030, 20 years ahead of the European objectives.
Accreditation at the 4+ level, in addition to accounting for emissions, provides for the offsetting of all Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions for "de-icing aircraft" and "business travel" only.
For this reason, ADR, on the basis of what has been identified in the guidelines (ACA-Offset-Guidance-Document-FINAL-09112023) of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (https://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org/technical-documents/ ) has purchased the necessary allowances to cover the emissions generated by the two Rome airports. Details on purchased allowances and projects are available in the attached document.