Tallinn Airport has announced a reduction in carbon emissions of 96% following an audit carried out under the Airport Carbon Accreditation.
The global carbon management certification programme (ACA) has confirmed the airport has achieved carbon neutrality based on the actions adopted in 2024 (certified in 2025).
In order to receive certification, the company was required to reduce its emissions by a minimum of 90%, with the remaining 4% – related to de-icing activities and employee business travel – permitted to be offset.
Anneli Turkin, Member of the Management Board of Tallinn Airport, said:Since 2018, we have systematically collected data, calculated and reduced our carbon footprint, and involved our partners in the process. Everyone’s contribution has been invaluable, and the change in our employees’ behaviour has had a major impact - the CO₂e emissions per employee at Tallinn Airport have decreased from 38 tonnes to just 1.3 tonnes.
We built our first solar park in 2020, and in 2024 we generated 6.2 GWh of renewable energy ourselves, covering around 50% of the Group’s total electricity demand. In addition, since 2024 we have been using and supplying only renewable electricity to our partners.
Tallinn Airport is now carbon neutral – this is a major step towards a cleaner future for Estonia’s aviation and transport sector as a whole,” said Turkin, adding that the airport’s carbon neutrality supports Estonia’s transport sector goal to reduce emissions by 90% by 2040. “We will continue reducing our carbon emissions and preparing to achieve net zero.
