The Global Voluntary Carbon Management Standard for Airports. Panagiotis Karamanos Senior Advisor September 17, 2017

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1 The Global Voluntary Carbon Management Standard for Airports Panagiotis Karamanos Senior Advisor September 17, 2017

2 Airport Carbon Accreditation commitment.. to reduce carbon emissions from airport operations fully within their own control with the ultimate target to become carbon neutral."

carbon projects in Europe November 2014 Latin America & Caribbean

3 A global programme June 2009 Europe June 2013 Africa September 2014 N. America November 2011 Asia-Pacific November 2013 One of top-3 low carbon projects in Europe November 2014 Latin America & Caribbean The only global standard for carbon management in the airport industry

Technical task force of environmental managers Independent

4 Key features Independent advisory board Cooperation with ACI regional offices Partnership with UNFCCC since COP21 Technical task force of environmental managers Independent administrator Development according to international standards

5 The programme is well recognized What Airport Carbon Accreditation has achieved over the last seven years is both surprising and inspiring. there is much that other industries can learn from this and even emulate. Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

their emissions Level 2 Emissions reduction target, carbon management

6 Airports can choose from 4 accreditation levels Level 3+ Offsetting own Scope 1 & 2 emissions Level 3 Engagement of 3 rd parties & measurement of their emissions Level 2 Emissions reduction target, carbon management plan, & annual reductions Level 1 Carbon footprint & policy Scope 1&2 Scope 3

7 Key steps for accreditation Register & guidance document Help Desk Support On-Line Application Obtain internal approval Undertake relevant actions Obtain verification from 3 rd party Become accredited

8 leading to the certificate

9 Evolution has been continuous 250 Number of Accredited Airports May '10 May '11 May '12 May '13 May '14 May '15 May '16 May '17 Sept. '17

10 Scope 1 & 2 emissions are going down

11 27 accredited airports in NA

12 ... at various levels of accreditation Level 1 Mapping Level 2 Reduction Level 3 Optimisation Level 3+ Neutrality Austin-Bergstrom Phoenix Sky Harbor Montreal PE Trudeau Dallas Edmonton LA Van Nuys Toronto-Pearson Greater Moncton Minneapolis-St. Paul Seattle-Tacoma Halifax-Stanfield Portland International San Francisco Indianapolis Portland-Troutdale LA International Ottawa Macdonald- Cartier Portland-Hillsboro Victoria Winnipeg- Richardson Tampa San Diego Denver Honolulu Vancouver Detroit Salt Lake City

13 Specific tools to support your work ACERT 5.0 Developed by ACI & Transport Canada Free carbon mapping tool Minimum expertise required Operational inputs: fuel use, electricity, ground transport estimates, aircraft activity, etc. Automatic report generation Recognition of ACA-related information To obtain ACERT Juliana Scavuzzi

14 There is a range of potential benefits Knowledge transfer Efficiency improvements Raised profile & credibility Standardisation & benchmarking Increased awareness, specialisation & motivation Reduction of regulatory risk Support to stakeholders

15 Lessons learned Consult the Guidance Document Start early & develop a realistic timeline Obtain high level approval Establish a permanent inter-departmental team 1st time data collection will be more challenging Cooperate with other departments for data collection Acknowledge the relative importance of the sources Electricity is likely to be the main source of CO 2 emissions Check what/how other airports in NA became accredited

16 Airport Carbon Accreditation is continuously evolving New Guidance Document Reduced fees Offsetting guidance Improved on line application List of effective reduction initiatives FAQ in progress.

17 But there are some challenges Challenge Way forward in 2017/2018 Payment process Inconsistency of verifier stringency/requests Duplication of requests during application process, response to queries, etc. Examine possibility of payments in local currency Provide updated guidance document and training to verifiers in 2018 On line application is being updated (test version Oct. 2017) to clarify types of information to be provided; Review processes with administrator

Carbon Accreditation recognises existing or new initiatives is consistent with

18 In conclusion is a voluntary programme specifically designed for the airport industry is flexible and site specific so it can be used at any airport Airport Carbon Accreditation recognises existing or new initiatives is consistent with national and international standards is the global voluntary carbon management standard for airports

Contacts Melinda Pagliarello Director, Environmental Affairs ACI NA MPagliarello@aci-na.org Panagiotis Karamanos Senior Advisor Airport Carbon Accreditation KaramanosP1@gmail.

19 Contacts Melinda Pagliarello Director, Environmental Affairs ACI NA Panagiotis Karamanos Senior Advisor Airport Carbon Accreditation Kris Russell Env. Program Manager DFW Airport Derek Gray Manager Environmental Services Toronto Airport

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