Prague airport playing its part in industry effort on climate change
Prague 02/31/2012
This morning, European airport trade body Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) announced the latest results of its climate change initiative, Airport Carbon Accreditation, the voluntary carbon management certification programme, launched in June 2009. The programme is independently administered and institutionally endorsed. It now boasts 55 airports certified in Europe and one in Asia-Pacific, each one Airport Carbon Accredited at one of the four available levels of certification (Mapping, Reduction, Optimisation, Neutrality).
Prague Airport is Airport Carbon Accredited at the Mapping level of the programme.
Jiri Pos CEO of Prague Airport commented “Today’s announcement by Airport Carbon Accreditation clearly demonstrates how seriously the airport industry is and we at Prague Airport are proud to have succeeded in becoming part of that effort.”
About ACA:
¹The programme is administered by independent consultancy WSP Environment & Energy overseen by an independent Advisory Board including representatives of the European Commission, ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) EUROCONTROL, ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) and UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme).
²In Year 1, the programme certified 18 airports and achieved a reduction of 411,390 tCO2. In Year 2, there were 43 accredited airports and a reduction of 729,689 tCO2, equivalent to removing around 180,000 cars from the roads. Final results of the CO2 reduction achieved for Year 3, will be announced at the 22nd ACI EUROPE Annual Congress in Madrid, 20-22 June 2012.
For more information on the programme, visit www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org
About Prague Airport:
In 2011, the airport handled 11.8 million passengers. Prague Airport is the winner of the 2011 Eagle Award from the IATA as the top developing airport. During the 2011/2012 winter season, passengers enjoy access to 47 airlines connecting Prague directly with 96 destinations around the globe.
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