Airport Carbon Accreditation

An Airport Experience
Martin Doherty,
Environmental Manager, daa
ACI NA Conference, Baltimore 16th April 2014

CONTENT
A bit about daa
Why did daa join Airport Carbon Accreditation
How do we participate in Airport Carbon
Accreditation
What are the benefits to daa

daa Group Purpose and Vision

daa
Passenger Numbers 2013
- Dublin = 20.2 million
- Cork = 2.4 million
ARI Operations worldwide
- Barbados
- Canada (Montreal, Ottowa, Halifax, Winnipeg)
- Cyprus (Larnaca & Paphos)
- Middle East (Beirut, Muscat, Bahrain, Qatar)
- India (Delhi)
- China (Kunming)

DAP 1000
Hectares

Terminals
Area:
230,000m2

3 Combined
Heat &
Power Plants

When & Why did daa join?

Drivers included:
Climate change agenda
Included in daa Strategy in 2008
Sustainability Strategy
Public sector Agreements
EU Emission Trading Scheme
Peer airport participation
Recognised & endorsed
Europe

79 Airports

Asia Pacific

14 Airports

Africa

1 Airport

Total =

94

Programme Structure

Level 3+ Offsetting own

Scope 1&2 emissions

Voluntary programme

Level 3 Engaging others and

measuring their emissions

Covers on-site airport operational activities

Level 2
Managing and
reducing footprint

4 ascending levels of performance

Specifically designed for the airport business.

Enables airports to gain public recognition of
their achievements

Level 1
Carbon footprint
Scope 1&2

Scope 3
6

What did daa submit for Level 1: Mapping

Our signed Sustainability Policy

Verified Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions (our footprint)
Completed Application form & Payment fee

daa obtained Level 1 for Dublin, Cork and Shannon in 2010

Compiling the Footprint

In line with GHG protocol (Scope 1, 2, 3)

Set the Boundary (what is in?)
Based on Control, Guide & Influence
Include stationary & mobile combustion plant, process
emissions, emissions from purchased electricity
Use standard emissions factors or site specific (with robust
supporting data)

Footprint (completed on Excel).

Tonnes CO2

DAP Carbon Footprint 2011 Vs 2012

20000
15000
10000
5000
0

17,009
14795
6065
5758
204
216
424 205

4350 579507

2011
2012

Emission Source
Column1
T1 & Ca mpus

Tota l Purcha se d Ele ctricity

Ele ctricity Re cha rge d to
Airport Te na nts
Ne t Ele ctricity purcha se d for
Dublin Airport

Column3

Column4

Emission Fa ctor
(kgCO2 / kWh)
0.481

Kg CO2
24942977.94

1000

24943

21,096,658

0.481

10147492.5

1000

10147

30,759,845

0.481

14795485.45

1000

14795

T1,T2 & Ca mpus

2012 Re cha rga ble Ele ctricity
Month
Jan-Feb
Mar-Apr
May-Jun
Jul-Aug
Sep-Oct
Nov-Dec
2012 Re cha rge Tota l

Actua l KWh
4,034,178
3,855,749
3,682,372
3,859,359
3,780,340
4,258,739
23,470,737

T1, T2 & Ca mpus

2012 Purcha se d Ele ctricity
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2012 Ele ctricity Tota l

Actua l KWh
5,745,589
4,456,924
4,371,742
6,038,291
6,398,840
6,398,406
6,702,725
6,800,639
6,314,878
6,197,954
4,856,450
5,470,171
69,752,609

2012 Ele ctricity Tota l

T2 Consumption (Meter Read)
T2 MSCP Consumption
T1 & Ca mpus Tota l

69,752,609
17,315,603
580,503
51,856,503

Summa ry of Da ta se t
DAP Purchased Electricity
T2 & T2 MSCP Consumption

Column2

Actua l KWh
51,856,503

Energia Spreadsheets
Meter Read Spreadsheets

Column5

Column6
Tonne s CO2

2012 Re cha rge d Tota l

T2 & T2 MSCP Recharges
T1 a nd Ca mpus Re cha rge s

23,470,737
2,374,079
21,096,658

Information to Support Footprint Verification

Company information
Energy/Carbon Policy, documented procedures/SOPs
Details of internal assurance (audits, ISO14001 etc)
Sample invoices, meter readings, delivery dockets
Examples of energy/carbon communications & training

Level 2: Reduction

Our signed Sustainability Policy

Verified Scope 1 & 2 emissions
Reduction target
Documented Carbon Management Plan
Completed Application form & Payment fee

Obtained Level 2 for Dublin & Cork in 2011 and Shannon in

2012

Level 2 Target Setting

Must set targets for carbon reduction

Can be Absolute (tonnes CO2) or Relative (tonnes CO2 per unit
of activity)
Target

Pros

Cons

Absolute

Robust as it specifies a total amount of

GHG reduction
Transparent

Target base year recalculations required

for major infrastructure
No comparison on intensity/efficiency
Rewards decline in output or punishes
unexpected growth

Relative

Reflects improvements independent of

growth or decline
Target base year recalcs not usually
required

No guarantee that GHG emissions will be

reduced
Work unit metric may be difficult to
define/select

daa agreed targets

Internal stakeholder meetings held. Final decision was to use Absolute

target as this was in line with existing energy targets

Airport

Dublin

Cork

Rolling Average (08-10)

26,604

6,745

2011 Reduction Target

(-5% = 1,330)

(-5% = 337)

2012 Reduction %

2%

2%

2013 Reduction %

2%

2%

Delivering GHG emission reductions

Do or use less of what causes the emissions
Use less gas in boilers by optimising controls
Drive fewer kilometres by planning routes better
Change the technology used to do the activity that produces
emissions
Upgrade to condensing boilers
Change to alternative fuel vehicles
Optimise CHP engines using technology

Communications

daa Level 2 Initiatives

Electric fleet

Replace
boilers

Events
Greenscreens in T2

Car park LED lighting

upgrades

Level 3 (daa Level 2 only)

Signed Policy
Verified Scope 1 & 2 & 3 emissions (Scope 3 includes LTO,
Surface access, staff business travel, metered tenant electricity)
Reduction target & evidence of achievement (Scope 1&2
emissions only)
Documented Carbon Management Plan
Evidence of activities with stakeholders
Completed Application form & Payment fee

Programme Costs
Direct Costs
Annual Programme Participation fees
Third party verification
Indirect Costs
Internal cost to airport of preparing carbon footprint and
submitting application.
daa has not used consultants to date for Level 1 & 2.
Internal resources required but not fully dedicated
When daa moves to Level 3, consultants may be
required for Scope 3 Footprint development

How are direct costs reduced?

Verification every 2 years if the airport stays at the same
level (no upgrade)
Webinars: training verifiers so the airports do not pay for
their learning curves
List of trained verifiers: for competition and bringing down
the costs of verification
3-yearly renewal cycle after 3 years at Level 3/3+

Benefit for daa

Designed by airports for airports

Airport Carbon Accreditation is a highly significant initiative by airports for

meaningful and measurable action in addressing their greenhouse gas
emissions. I commend ACI for its success with the program in Europe and
for extending it to the Asia-Pacific region, in line with ICAOs global strategy
for dealing with climate change
R. Benjamin, ICAO Secretary General

Recognised & Endorsed

Consistent, compatible and compliant with carbon emissions

standards

Excellent Communication opportunities

Reduction in operational costs, improved efficiencies

Benefits

Improved habits on Data management

Cross functional internal cooperation
Collaboration with stakeholders
Climate change is global: Response should be global
Opens dialogue with other airports and external bodies
Progressive/Continuous improvement

ACA Level 2 Certificate

Summary

Since 2009 daa experience with Programme is very positive

We are progressing within the Programme
Much more than a Footprint but not just a Stamp
Supports existing Footprints/Inventories
Support from peer airports and Administrator
Airport Carbon Accreditation supports our sustainability goals

Final Thoughts

Most Recent IPCC Report states Carbon

emissions are highest in history
Large scale transformations of energy production,
land use and lifestyles are required to prevent
temperature increases beyond 2 degrees
Climate Change impacts. Possible Future!
17000 flights cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.
8-9% of global capacity was grounded = 1.6 billion
available seat kilometres
Loss of revenue $0.5 Billion