Riga Airport in Latvia has started 2021 demonstrating its readiness to work sustainably and purposefully to reduce carbon emissions having received Level 2 certification on the global Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme.

The airport achieved Level 2 status having demonstrated a reduction in carbon emissions relative to the average emissions of the previous three years.

“Sustainability, with the environment as one of its key aspects, must be at the heart of any company’s business today. Riga Airport works on these issues in a planned and purposeful manner, implementing its economic activities in such a way as to create as little impact on the environment as possible, but if such an impact exists, to minimize its consequences. By participating in the ACA programme and complying with its guidelines, the goal of Riga Airport is to certify for an ever-higher level of accreditation, ultimately reaching net zero level emissions,” said Laila Odina, Chairperson of the Board of Riga Airport.

The ACA programme is the only airport-specific carbon reduction programme in the world, the certificate of which confirms an airport’s strategic direction towards sustainable development and mitigation of climate change. More than 300 airports serving 45.1% of passengers worldwide are already signed up to the programme at various levels.

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