2.2PROGRAMME Scope
Reporting based on what you have control, guide and influence over
The scope of Airport Carbon Accreditation incorporates emissions from all activities over which an airport has direct control and, at Levels 3 and 3+, key airport-critical activities which the airport company can guide or influence. The scope of greenhouse gases included in the programme comprises only CO2 as mandatory. Airports may include emissions of other GHGs on a voluntary basis. This is regarded as an example of ‘best practice’ in emissions reporting.1
Airport Carbon Accreditation requires that emissions are reported in line with the GHG Protocol and that airports also identify where they have direct control over emissions (generally scope 1 and 2 emissions) and where they can guide or influence emissions from other organisations’ activities and facilities (mainly Scope 3).
Although operational boundaries will vary from airport to airport, an example of how an airport might categorise emissions is provided in Table 2 below.
Table 2: Example of a typical airport carbon footprint scope (conditions may vary from airport to airport)
Notes:
Footprints should allow for year on year comparison
An airport can chose to voluntarily expand the scope of the footprint, its carbon management activities or its stakeholder engagement activities beyond that required by the minimum participation requirements.
Annual submissions of carbon footprints should allow year on year comparisons to be made. If an airport expands the footprint scope in subsequent years, presentation of the footprint SHOULD allow for “like for like” comparison with the original scope. Section provides guidance on how to adjust reported figures and to account for infrastructure growth or divestment.
Carbon footprints should be submitted with evidence of verification of those emissions under the airport’s direct control (scope 1 and 2 emissions) by an approved body (further guidance on verification is provided in section ).
Administrator will support applicants
Programme Administrator
The Programme Administrator (hereafter ‘the Administrator’) is responsible for managing Airport Carbon Accreditation and supporting airports through the application process. This includes:
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Provision, of programme documentation and annual review and update in consultation with appointed ACI EUROPE and ACI ASIA-PACIFIC representatives as required;
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Collation of best practices and case studies as observed during the year – with publication of these as a separate document or within the Airport Carbon Accreditation Annual Report.
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Helpline service to assist airports with the application process including:
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Advising on business benefits of the programme;
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Answering technical questions on the participation requirements;
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Advising on participation fees;
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General advice on the application process;
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Processing of applications for participation and renewal:
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The Administrator aims to review all applications within 1 week of receipt of payment of the participation fee. However, at busy times (for example around the end of the administrative programme year in May), it may take longer due to the volume of applications received.
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Please see section 3.4 for more information on how applications that do not meet the programme requirements are handled.
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Preparation of the Airport Carbon Accreditation Annual Report including the compilation of emissions data and case studies for ACI EUROPE and ACI ASIA-PACIFIC to include:
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Number of participants
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Total CO2 emissions
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Total traffic units
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Average CO2 / traffic unit
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% reduction of total CO2
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% reduction of average CO2 / traffic unit.
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Please see section 2.5 on data confidentiality
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Liaison with Advisory Board and Airport Carbon Accreditation Taskforce on technical issues relating to programme requirements.
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Application Processing, Participation Register and Renewals
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Registration of applicants for entry into the programme (including receipt and processing of application forms)
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Maintenance of applicant participation register (including keeping track of fees due/paid, chasing outstanding participation fees, issue of annual participation renewal notices)
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Management of participation renewal
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Attendance at conferences and other ad-hoc meetings as necessary.
Airports and verification bodies should check details of the footprint
The Administrator is NOT responsible for compiling airports’ carbon footprints or checking the detail of their calculations. This is the responsibility of the airports and their verification bodies. Furthermore, the Administrator CANNOT act as an independent third party verifier for the purposes of the programme as this would constitute a conflict of interest.
All data provided is confidential
Eligibility
Airport Carbon Accreditation was originally developed for members of ACI EUROPE. All members of ACI EUROPE are eligible to participate. Following a memorandum of understanding between ACI EUROPE and ACI ASIA PACFIC in November 2011, members of ACI ASIA PACIFIC may also participate in Airport Carbon Accreditation. .
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