Munich Airport (MUC) has been certified at Level 4 of the international Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, confirming that the airport is consistently working toward its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2035.
Awarded under the European airport association ACI Europe’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme; each airport’s climate protection performance is assessed according to strict standards within a system comprising a total of five certification levels.
ACA Level 4 certifies that airports have ‘clearly aligned their CO₂ management with the goals of the Paris Agreement’, and reaching Level 4 requires airports to set an absolute reduction target for both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, as well as establish a long-term carbon management plan that outlines any and all necessary measures. Airports must also demonstrate tangle progress in the overall reduction of significant Scope 3 emissions.
Thus far, more than 650 airports voluntarily participate in the programme, including ten in Germany.
Jost Lammers, the CEO of Munich Airport, said:Achieving Level 4 certification for the first time sends a strong signal about our commitment to climate protection. It confirms that we are well on track toward our goal of operating the airport in a way that leaves no climate-damaging CO2 in the atmosphere by 2035.
Several hundred measures have already been implemented at the airport to reduce CO2 emissions. Level 4 recognises that we have also strongly involved the companies and stakeholders based at the airport in our climate protection efforts. Twenty measures alone are being implemented for this purpose.
Munich Airport has stated that, at present, a number of further measures are planned to further progress its journey toward net-zero emissions. These include continued electrification of its vehicle fleet, expansion of solar power systems on rooftops and open spaces to ensure a sustainable energy supply, a transition to climate-friendly technology for airport facilities, and the conversion of lighting to LED.
