Bristol Airport has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after taking actions to measure, manage and reduce its carbon emissions by nearly four per cent.
The Carbon Trust Standard recognises organisations for real carbon reduction. Based on rigorous, independent assessment, it certifies that organisations have measured, managed and reduced their carbon emissions across their own operations and are committed to reducing them year on year.
Planning and environment director at Bristol Airport, Alan Davies, said: “We are delighted to have achieved the Carbon Trust Standard. This demonstrates how seriously we take our environmental responsibilities, and underlines the effectiveness of our efforts to reduce carbon emissions over the last 12 months.
“Most importantly, we must continue to reduce emissions year on year in order to maintain accreditation, providing further incentive for environmental management to remain a top priority.”
General manager at the Carbon Trust Standard, Harry Morrison, said: “Being certified with the Carbon Trust Standard is proof that an organisation has taken genuine action to reduce its impact on climate change. We congratulate Bristol Airport on this achievement.”
A team of environmental champions has been formed, with representatives drawn from key departments across Bristol Airport, to support the objective to reduce emissions by five per cent per annum.
Initiatives which helped successfully lower carbon emissions include the introduction of motion sensitive lighting; new heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in the terminal; and reduced coach movements as a result of the construction of a new western walkway. Further use of wind power (following the installation of a 20m high vertical axis turbine in December 2010) and a bio-mass generator form part of future development
