Cambodia’s Three International Airports Go Greener, Obtain Carbon Reduction Certification

Cambodia’s three international airports achieve this October to upgrade to the level 2 – Reduction of the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme, the only voluntary global program for greenhouse gas emissions reductions at airports launched in 2009 on the initiative of the Airports Council International (ACI).

The program has four levels of certification: Mapping, Reduction, Optimization, and Neutrality. The successful accreditation at level 2 results from the successful reduction of Scope 1 & 2 CO2 emissions at the airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville and the subsequent introduction of a Carbon Management Plan to address these emissions.

The carbon footprint obtained on Level 1 was used as a starting point to control and reduce the airports’ impact on their environment. Initiatives deployed include streamlining electricity use at the airports’ facilities, phasing out old vehicles and sorting of waste.

This new level of certification is a recognition of the VINCI Airports’ global environmental policy called Airport, which establishes goals for its airports based on its commitment to the preservation of the environment. It also recognizes the airports’ actions to manage and reduce CO2 emissions and rewards a multi-annual effort to control and reduce their carbon footprint.

The next step will be to apply for level 3, Optimisation, which requires to widen the scope of action to include the airport’s partners in the carbon reduction endeavour, a testament to the global implication of all airport activities.

CEO of Cambodia Airports Alain Brun said: “This additional step in the Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme demonstrates the long term commitment of Cambodia Airports for Environmental protection. It is in line with VINCI Airport’s objectives, the first international group to commit all its airports to excel within the Airports Carbon Accreditation Programme. Today, all of them have been continuously certified at different levels.”

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