Belfast International Airport has achieved Level 3 ‘Optimisation’ in the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme.
To obtain this level, the airport has to reach performance levels in terms of managing and reducing its direct emissions and engaging its third parties – airlines and service providers – in carbon footprint management. Part of these efforts are to reduce emissions all through the airport’s supply chain.
As part of VINCI Airports’ environmental strategy, the Belfast International looked at a range of measures such as making energy efficiency improvements, introducing electric vehicles across the airport fleet and fuelling diesel vehicles using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). It has also developed a “comprehensive sustainability strategy”.
Kevin Napier, Compliance Manager at Belfast International Airport, said:“We are proud to achieve Level 3 in the ACA scheme. This achievement demonstrates our commitment to reducing our environmental impact and achieving our sustainability goals. We are committed to working with our partners to create a more sustainable future for our airport and the surrounding community.
VINCI Airports has a target of achieving net-zero operations by 2050. It also had the decarbonisation target of reducing its emissions by 51 percent between 2018 and 2030, which it reached at the end of 2023. It has therefore redefined its goal to reduce its emissions by 66 percent between 2018 and 2030.
Other VINCI Airports in the UK are London Gatwick, which is ACA accredited to Level 4+ and Edinburgh Airport, accredited at Level 4.
