Under the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA), introduced in 2009 on the initiative of the Airports Council International Europe (ACI EU), Sihanouk International Airport upgrades to Level 3 certification of a programme aiming at reducing greenhouse gas emissions while engaging stakeholders to curb their own emissions, a press release showed.
Level 3 means that the decarburisation of airport activities extends to commercial partners, airlines, authorities, and users.
The ACA programme requires the monitoring of the airport carbon footprint and the implementation of actions to reduce the footprint over the years.
To achieve the Level 3 milestone, the airport has invested heavily and deployed multi-pronged initiatives, including commissioning efficient chiller systems for the central air conditioning, replacing all light sources with LED technologies, putting in place automatic systems to reduce and optimise the energy consumptions in the main buildings and awareness campaigns across the airport community enc
ouraging specific behaviours towards carbon management and reduction.
Additionally, and as part of the airport’s Stakeholder Engagement Programme, it has included third parties, such as restaurants, fuel suppliers, airliners, into the initiative, extending its benefits to the entire airport community and beyond.
Mr. Cyril GIROT, CEO of Cambodia Airports, said that the two international airports managed by Cambodia Airports, a subsidiary of VINCI Airports, continue their environmental march onward.
‘We are continuing our commitment onward with respect to fighting climate change, intensifying our efforts in every possible way to substantiate our vision for Positive Mobility. Having our partners join concrete actions that we have implemented bodes well for our next accomplishments. I want to express my appreciation to them and to our personnel for their crucial contribution,’ he said.
Earlier this year, Phnom Penh International Airport, also powered by VINCI Airports, attained ACA Level 3.
Source: Agence K
ampuchea Presse