VINCI Airports has announced that Lyon Airport (LYS) has officially achieved net zero emissions, marking its status as the first airport in France serving over 10 million passengers to reach this milestone as of May 2025.
The airport follows Toulon Airport in 2023.
With an environmental action plan first put into place in 2013; VINCI Airports has reduced direct CO2 emissions (scopes 1 and 2) in the airport by 94%.
The goal was achieved through the use of solar energy production for self consumption, 100% LED lighting, 100% green energy, a transition to 100% biogas, heat recovery from co-generation production, the optimisation and electrification of the airport’s vehicle fleet and the replacement of air conditioning equipment.
VINCI Airports had initially set a goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2026, making the declaration a year ahead of schedule.
Nicolas Notebaert, Chief Executive Officer of Concessions at VINCI and President of VINCI Airports, said:In the air transport sector, our commitment is total, not only within our own sphere of activity, but also with our various stakeholders.
With 60 airports accredited to the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program, including five airports at the maximum ACA 5 level (in France and Portugal), VINCI Airports is the leading international contributor to the ACI (Airports Council International) ACA program.
