Having been named the first business airport to achieve Carbon Neutral 3+ status on the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme in 2018, London’s Farnborough Airport is now the first business aviation airport in the UK to be awarded Level 4+, the highest level of carbon accreditation by the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA).
The only institutionally endorsed, global carbon management certification programme for airports, ACA recognises airports’ efforts to manage and reduce their carbon emissions through six levels of certification.
Farnborough Airport’s CEO, Simon Geere, commented: “Advancing our carbon accreditation status from 3+ to 4+ is a further stride in supporting our goal to be recognised as a global sustainability showcase for airports.”
As well as it’s achievements on the ACA, Farnborough was the first business aviation hub in the world to trial sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the same price as its standard Jet A1 fuel, while also committing to being net zero by 2030 or sooner, – which in the airport’s own words is one of the most ambitious targets in the entire aviation industry.
