Quito Airport Reaches Carbon Neutrality
Quito International Airport has reached carbon neutrality in the Airport Carbon Accreditation program.
The system was created by Airports Council International and is technically endorsed by the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization, the World Bank and the United States Federal Aviation Administration.
Quito airport has become the first international airport in the entire Latin American and Caribbean region to achieve neutrality.
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In July 2019, emissions for 2018 were measured and Quito Airport’s carbon footprint was calculated at 3,273 tons of CO2 emissions, a 41 percent reduction compared to 2014 as the base year (5,534 tons of CO2).
It is important to note that once carbon neutrality has been achieved, a plan must be set in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to stay at this level of the ACA program.
Each year, the airport will recalculate the carbon footprint and maintain or reduce the levels of emissions to avoid increasing the carbon footprint, as well as offset emissions for another year.
Quiport offsets its direct emissions by buying certified carbon credits in sustainable projects. The certificate will be officially awarded at the ACI-LAC Annual Assembly this October in Bogotá.
