Donegal Airport has become the first Irish airport to achieve Level 4 “Transformation” in Airport Carbon Accreditation.
This achievement marks a very significant milestone in the airport’s sustainability journey.
The accreditation recognises the airport’s continuing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and aligning its operations with global climate goals.
Airport Carbon Accreditation is the only institutionally-endorsed, global management certification programme for airports. It independently assesses and recognises the efforts of airports to manage and reduce their carbon emissions through 7 levels of certification: ‘Mapping’, ‘Reduction’, ‘Optimisation’, ‘Neutrality’, ‘Transition’ and ‘Level 5’.
Commenting on the announcement by ACA, Eilís Docherty, Managing Director Donegal Airport said: “The Chairperson, Board of Directors and Management of Donegal Airport are particularly proud at being the first Irish airport to achieve Level 4 ACA. This certification has been earned by the commitment of the airport staff and wider airport stakeholders to our published Net Zero ambitions and we will continue to work towards our interim goal of a 70% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 and a long term target of Net Zero emissions across all scopes no later than 2050”.
Is cúis bhróid d’Aerfort Dhún na nGall a fhógairt gur sinne an chéad aerfort in Éirinn a bhain “Claochlú” Leibhéal 4 amach i gCreidiúnú Carbóin Aerfoirt (ACA). Is cloch mhíle an-suntasach é an éacht seo inár dturas inbhuanaitheachta, agus bronnadh é mar aitheantas ar thiomantas leanúnach an aerfoirt a lorg carbóin a laghdú agus a chuid oibríochtaí a ailíniú le spriocanna aeráide domhanda.
Is é Creidiúnú Carbóin Aerfoirt an t-aon chlár deimhniúcháin bainistíochta domhanda atá formhuinithe ag institiúidí d’aerfoirt. Déanann sé measúnú neamhspleách agus aithníonn sé iarrachtaí an aerfoirt a n-astaíochtaí carbóin a bhainistiú agus a laghdú trí 7 leibhéal deimhniúcháin: ‘Léirscáilíú’, ‘Laghdú’, ‘Barrfheabhsú’, ‘Neodracht’, ‘Aistriú’ agus ‘Leibhéal 5’.
Agus í ag trácht ar an fhógra a rinne ACA, dúirt Eilís Docherty, Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta Aerfort Dhún na nGall: Tá bród ar leith ar an Chathaoirleach, ar an Bhord Stiúrthóirí agus ar Bhainistíocht Aerfort Dhún na nGall as a bheith ar an chéad aerfort in Éirinn le Leibhéal 4 ACA a bhaint amach. Tá an deimhniú seo tuillte ag tiomantas fhoireann an aerfoirt agus páirtithe leasmhara níos leithne an aerfoirt dár n-uaillmhianta Glan-nialasacha foilsithe agus leanfaimid orainn ag obair i dtreo ár sprice eatramhaí de laghdú 70% ar astaíochtaí Scóip 1 agus 2 faoi 2030 agus sprioc fhadtéarmach de Ghlan-astaíochtaí Nialasacha thar gach scóip tráth nach déanaí ná 2050”.
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