Following the launch of Airport Carbon Accreditation by ACI Europe in June this year, LFV’s Stockholm-Arlanda airport has become the first airport to receive the highest possible accreditation status for their outstanding efforts to lower their impact on climate change.

As the institutionally-endorsed programme for independently assessing and recognising airports’ efforts to manage and reduce CO2 emissions, Airport Carbon Accreditation has awarded Stockholm-Arlanda airport the ‘Neutrality’ level of accreditation. This level recognises that the airport has achieved a 50% reduction in its carbon emissions over the last 3 years. Additionally, it reflects that the airport is also actively engaging stakeholders on its site to lower their respective emissions and, finally, that it is offsetting any of the remaining CO2 emissions that are under its direct control.

Olivier Jankovec, Director General ACI Europe said “Today is a red letter day for Airport Carbon Accreditation, with the first airport becoming accredited for carbon neutrality. A major hub in Northern Europe, Stockholm-Arlanda airport is leading the way, clearly demonstrating the commitment of European airports to neutralise their carbon footprint.”

Kerstin Lindberg Goransson, Managing Director of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport said “Stockholm-Arlanda is already seen as a role model by many international analysts in terms of combatting climate-changing emissions, and this institutionally-recognised accreditation provides further evidence that the work we’re putting into this also yields results. This is a strong endorsement of the actions we’ve undertaken to address our impact on climate change - a challenge which LFV is treating seriously across our entire network."

Airport Carbon Accreditation is comprised of 4 progressive levels of accreditation - Mapping, Reduction, Optimisation and Neutrality. The programme is administered by leading consultancy WSP Environment & Energy* and overseen by an independent Advisory Board including representatives of the European Commission, ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) EUROCONTROL and UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme).

Over 30 airports - accounting for 26% of European airport traffic - have already signed up to Airport Carbon Accreditation and are due to become formally accredited in the months ahead. To date, in addition to Stockhom-Arlanda, Frankfurt airport (Fraport) and Izmir airport (TAV) have already become Airport Carbon Accredited.