“Stockholm-Arlanda is already seen as a role model by many international analysts in terms of climate-changing emissions, and this accreditation provides further evidence that the work we’re putting into this also yields results,” says Kerstin Lindberg Göransson, Managing Director of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.
The organisations behind the programme, called Airport Carbon Accreditation, are ACI, Airport Council International Europe, which is an association of 440 airports in Europe, and WSP Environmental, which is a global technology consultancy providing analysis and other services for sustainable social development.
The programme follows the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, an international standard developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI). There are four different levels, the highest being 3+, which is the one Stockholm-Arlanda has now been accredited. This level means that the airport is entirely climate-neutral with respect to carbon dioxide emissions from its own activities.
“For emissions that we have not yet been able to reduce on our own, we’re investing in projects in developing countries that absorb the equivalent amount. We’re proud that the contribution our colleagues have made has resulted in this accreditation, but we continue our work to reduce the remaining emissions,” says Fredrik Jaresved, LFV Head of Quality Assurance and Sustainable Development.
In order to be accredited at the highest level of the programme, the requirements for every other step on the scale must also be fulfilled. The basic requirement is a report on the carbon emissions that an airport has control over but also on the emission sources that the airport can influence. All emission sources are then verified in accordance with ISO 14064 (greenhouse gas accounting) by independent auditors. Additional requirements are to demonstrate efficient CO2 management and show emissions reductions.
To attain Level 3, the airport must also involve other companies and organisations that work at the airport, such as airlines, catering firms and public transport providers that operate at the airport.
From 2005 to 2008, Stockholm-Arlanda reduced its emissions by about 50 per cent, in part through a number of measures to increase energy efficiency and a switch to renewable fuels. An important step has been the placing in service of the aquifer at Stockholm-Arlanda, the world’s largest energy storage space, which provides the airport with cooling in the summer and heating in the winter.
For more information, please contact:
Fredrik Jaresved, Head of Quality Assurance and Sustainable Development, LFV Stockholm-Arlanda, 08-797 61 06
Jenny Svärd, Environmental Manager, LFV Stockholm-Arlanda, 08-797 6116
Anders Bredfell, Manager, Press Relations, LFV Stockholm-Arlanda, 08-797 64 01, 0708-91 64 01