In 2009, Stockholm Arlanda Airport applied for and received accreditation at the highest level for its work to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Accreditation is granted through the European carbon dioxide and energy programme Airport Carbon Accreditation, whose aim is to disseminate knowledge and methods to make airports more efficient from a climate and energy perspective. The number of affiliated airports, spread across the continent, has more than doubled to 55 since the programme was launched in 2009. During the first two years of the programme, carbon dioxide emissions at affiliated airports were reduced by more than 1.1 million tonnes.
“The results achieved over the past three years have convinced more people that our joint approach produces benefits. In our vision of efficient airports, there are no longer any carbon dioxide emissions,” says Lena Wennberg, sustainability manager at Swedavia.
One factor contributing to the good results has been Stockholm Arlanda. Since the programme’s inception in 2009, the airport has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by almost 70,000 tonnes. Swedavia recently decided to carry out its strategy of zero emissions at all eleven of its airports by 2020 at the latest. As part of the Group’s efforts to realise this vision, work is now underway to identify and implement measures that will further reduce the environmental impact of airports.
Airport Carbon Accreditation assesses airports at four different levels. Swedavia owns and operates four of the eight airports in all that have been accredited at the highest level. They are Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Bromma Stockholm Airport, Göteborg Landvetter Airport and Umeå Airport.
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Klas Nilsson, press relations manager Swedavia, tel. 070-453 65 88 or press@swedavia.se