The Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has acknowledged efforts by French airports to reduce their carbon footprint, saying that it is a demonstration of the nation’s position as a global leader in climate action.
This was revealed during the fourth annual congress of French & Francophone airports organised by the Union of French & Francophone Airports Associates (UAF & FA).
According to reports, France remains the nation with the highest level of commitment to climate action when it comes to airports, with 63 of the 425 airports across the world that are trying to reduce their carbon emissions as part of the global airport carbon accreditation.
Report by the ACI Europe shows that these 63 airports represent 30% of the 219 airports in Europe that have been accredited as airports reducing emissions and 15% of the 425 airports worldwide that have received such accreditation.
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Oliver Jankovic, director of ACI Europe commended the 63 airports for their efforts to cut emissions while connecting French towns and regions, describing the country’s commitment as “enormous”.
“The UAF & FA, with its unique initiative tackling all the obstacles in the way of airport decarbonisation and concrete climate actions, sets an example to follow. I welcome this cooperation and its potential to enable faster decarbonisation of airports,” Jankovic was quoted to have said.
Highlighting the achievements of these airports, ACI Europe noted that 46 of them have been certified for having achieved tangible carbon reductions, with four of these airports having been upgraded to level two and six of them to level three.
Story was adapted from Schengenvisa.
