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”