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Bristol Airport becomes first UK regional airport to reach Level 4+ in international carbon accreditation scheme

Bristol Airport has become the first regional airport in the UK to achieve Level 4+ Transition accreditation of the only global carbon management certification programme for airports.

It was awarded for the airport’s long-term carbon management strategy for absolute emissions reductions.

The accreditation was awarded by the Airports Council International (ACI). Their Airport Carbon Accreditation Scheme is the only institutionally endorsed carbon management certification standard for airports.

Bristol Airport says it reduced CO2 per passenger from its direct emissions by 61 per cent from 2014 to 2022 through measures including greater energy efficiency in buildings, the roll-out of electric vehicles, and increasing on-site renewable energy generation.

The Airport has a target of net zero operations by 2030 and a new interim target of cutting direct emissions by 73 per cent by 2027, relative to 2019 levels.

Achieving this will require the removal of gas heating and it being replaced with air source heat pumps, converting more diesel vehicles to electric, and all runway lighting to LED lights.

Non-direct emissions (scope 3) are a larger proportion of the airport’s emissions and include flights and surface access.

Bristol Airport says it is working with aerospace partners and others in the region to accelerate the delivery of zero emissions, hydrogen-powered flight by 2035.

Clare Hennessey, director of planning and sustainability, said: “Reaching Level 4+ is an important and independent recognition of our progress getting to net zero carbon operations by 2030.”

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