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As announced by the European trade body Airports Council International (ACI Europe), the participation of European airports in Airport Carbon Accreditation, the voluntary carbon management certification programme, has reached 55 European airports, responsible for 52% of total traffic, each Airport Carbon Accredited at one of the four available levels of certification (Mapping, Reduction, Optimisation, Neutrality).
The programme, developed by a task force led by AIA, was launched in 2009 with 18 initial participant airports. Athens International Airport, Airport Carbon Accredited at the second level (Reduction), continues its action against climate change, having achieved a significant annual reduction in carbon emissions at its facilities in 2011 of over 14,000 tonnes versus the baseline year of 2005.
According to Yiannis Paraschis, AIA CEO and ACI World Chairman, “the fact that more and more European airports are joining the voluntary Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, shows the decisiveness of the international aviation family towards taking on the challenge of climate change and environmental protection.
At Athens International Airport, having achieved a 21% reduction in CO2 emissions in 2011, we will continue to implement our annual climate change corporate action plan launched in 2008, which includes specific initiatives as part of our systematic effort to reduce carbon emissions from our operations”.
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