Airport Carbon Accreditation - Offsetting 2022 Emissions



To reduce and monitor its impact on CO2 emissions, ADR has been a member of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) of ACI Europe (Airport Council International) since 2011.
The ACA certification includes the accounting of direct and indirect scope emissions related to airport activities, according to methodologies that follow the ISO 14064 standard and the GHG Protocol. These are divided into:
 
  • Scope 1: direct emissions
  • Scope 2: indirect emissions from electricity and heat production
  • Scope 3: other indirect emissions

In 2021, the Fiumicino and Ciampino airports confirmed their commitment to the fight against climate change, becoming the first in Europe to obtain the Airport Carbon Accreditation: 4+ 'Transition' from ACI Europe, aiming to achieve 'Net Zero Carbon' by 2030, 20 years ahead of the European targets.
Level 4+ accreditation includes offsetting all Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions for aircraft de-icing and business travel only, in addition to accounting for emissions.
For this reason, ADR, following the guidelines (ACA-Offset-Guidance-Document-FINAL-09112023) of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (https://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org/technical-documents/) has bought the necessary allowances to cover the emissions generated by the two Roman airports in 2022, equal to 56,633 tons of CO2 (based on the conversion: 1 tco2eq = 1 carbon credit) through the following three projects:
 

1 African Biomass Energy Conservation POA Malawi Biomass Conservation

 
  1. Offset programme: Gold Standard
  2. Credit: 17.400
  3. Short project description: the small-scale voluntary project activity (VPA),  over an initial 7 year period, aims to disseminate over 60,000 improved cookstoves (i.e. the technology) that are more efficient and use less wood for household cooking and heating than the traditional stoves; and to promote improved kitchen and firewood management practices e.g. use of less firewood, use of dry firewood, using a pot lid while cooking and soaking legumes before cooking (i.e. practices) to households in the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Malawi. The improved technology and practices are intended to replace less efficient technologies and practices and result in biomass conservation and a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere from the burning of solid biomass.
  4. Identification number: 2447
  5. Methodology/Certification standard: GS TPDDTEC v 1. / Gold Standard for the Global Goals
  6. Web link: https://registry.goldstandard.org/projects/details/360

 

2 Gansu Yongdeng Longlin Hydro Power Project

  1. Offset programme: Verra
  2. Credit: 29.599
  3. Short project description: Gansu Yongdeng Longlin Hydro Power Project is located in Yongdeng Country, Lanzhou City in Gansu Province, China.  The Project activity is a new run-of-river hydropower project with two cascade power stations, each of which has installed capacity of 6.4MW (2¡Á3.2 MW). The total installed capacity of the Project activity is 12.8MW .The expected annual electricity generation is 58,969MWh and the net electricity supply is 55,204 MWh . All the electricity will be transmitted to Northwest China Power Grid (NWPG) which is dominated by fossil fuel-fired power plants, and thus greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions can be achieved. The average annual estimated GHG emission reductions are 46,440tCO2e.
  4. Identification number: 1196
  5. Methodology/Certification standard: AMS-I.D. /VCS
  6. Web link: https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1196

 

3 Anhui Guzhen Biomass Generation Project – Biomass

  1. Offset programme: Verra
  2. Credit: 9.634
  3. Short project description: The Anhui Guzhen Biomass facility in China utilizes biomass combustion technology to generate clean electricity and produce carbon credits according to the methodology ACM0006. By displacing fossil fuel-based power generation with agricultural waste, the initiative reduces greenhouse gas emissions and promotes sustainable waste management practices while fostering social benefits such as job creation and improved air quality. The project's additionality is demonstrated by its reliance on carbon credit incentives to overcome barriers and achieve emission reductions beyond business-as-usual scenarios, highlighting its potential for replication and scalability globally.
  4. Identification number: 1121
  5. Methodology/Certification standard: ACM0018 / VCS
  6. Web link: https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1121