Greenhouse gas emissions in ports and airportsWhy a carbon management certification scheme is the next step for ports

Tom WoodAssociateSustainability & Climate Change

WSP Maritime

Private terminal operators

Shipping lines

Financial institutions

Port authorities

What’s the problem facing the port sector?

The port sector lags behind airports in demonstrating coordinated action on climate change• No consistent

reporting approach

• No benchmarks or aggregate figures

• Complex scopes and responsibility

The thriving and expanding port of the future will have to be lean and green

What are airports doing?

ACA is the global carbon management certification scheme for airports

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions

Scope 3 emissions

• Landing and Take Off (LTO) cycle• Passenger and staff access• Business travel

North America22

Central & SouthAmerica 6

Europe117

Africa9

Asia Pacific 38

192 airport members worldwide

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

192 airport members worldwide

Administrator Verifiers

Task force

Advisory Board

How can the ports sector get the same benefits?

Direct(Scope 1)

Energy indirect (Scope 2)

Indirect (Scope 3)

Extended indirect (Scope 3)

Port Airport

Direct(Scope 1)

Energy indirect (Scope 2)

Indirect (Scope 3)

Extended indirect (Scope 3)

46

0.3311 0.5

891

354

196

139

kT CO2e

7733

302

1242169

What are the benefits?1. Cut carbon = cut costs

2. Consistency and benchmarking

3. Demonstrate individual action

4. Learn from others

5. Demonstrate sector action

Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC“What Airport Carbon Accreditation has achieved over the past seven years is both surprising and inspiring.”

Damien Meadows and Heiko KunstEuropean Commission (DG Climate Action)“I’m a big supporter of it [Airport Carbon Accreditation]”

Stephanie Meyn, Climate Protection, Seattle International Airport “Learning about some of the ways our peers in ACA are reducing their CO2 emissions, is very useful and inspiring”