Hamad International Airport (HIA) has successfully retained its Airport Carbon Accreditation at Level 3 for another year. HIA’s renewal comes after successfully reaching Level 3 ‘Optimisation’ status last year and becoming the first airport in the GCC and only the second airport in the Middle East and North Africa region to reach Level 3 accreditation.

HIA’s airport-wide energy reduction programmes and collaborative approach with airport stakeholders to manage third-party emissions have resulted in measurable change.

According to Engineer Badr Mohammed Al Meer, HIA Chief Operating Officer and Regional Board Director of the Airports Council International (ACI) for Asia-Pacific, HIA is committed more than ever on reflecting global environmental standards and minimising environmental impact.

We are proud to successfully work in line with ACI standards and will continue to minimise our use of natural resources, control emissions and manage waste carefully as we move forward.’

Patti Chau, Regional Director of ACI Asia-Pacific said that this achievement reflects HIA’s commitment to sustainable practices and reducing environmental impact and emissions. ACI will continue supporting HIA and other airport members as they face the challenges of climate change and strive for long-term development and success.

This accreditation acknowledges HIA’s commitment to tackling climate change and its target to improve carbon efficiency per passenger by 30% by 2030 against a 2015 baseline, for which it has already made significant progress. In addition to a fuel saving programme aimed at reducing fuel consumption through operational practice and driver awareness, HIA’s Carbon Management Plan delivers energy reduction initiatives throughout the airport.

A cross-functional Energy Working Group identifies and promotes energy saving initiatives, including the optimisation of air-conditioning for passenger load bridges through integration with flight schedules, replacing conventional lighting with LED, and optimising light usage at the airport’s boarding gates.

A key component to HIA’s Carbon Management Plan is encouraging the participation of airport stakeholders including passengers, Qatar Airways and its subsidiaries, government stakeholders, private operators and retailers, to engage in environmentally-conscious practices and reduce carbon emissions across the airport campus.

HIA also partnered with KAHRAMAA’s National Programme for Conservation and Energy Efficiency ‘Tarsheed’, to deliver technical energy and water conservation training to employees. The training focused on resource conservation and was aligned with HH The Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s 2030 vision for sustainable development.

The ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme is the world’s only institutionally-endorsed, international carbon management programme for airports and offers certification at four levels which reflect incremental challenges in measuring, managing and improving carbon emissions.

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