ITo monitor and reduce its CO2 emissions, Torino Airport has been part of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program of ACI Europe (Airport Council International) since 2017 and has been accredited at Level 3+ (Neutrality) since 2024.
The emissions, calculated according to the ISO 14064 standard and the GHG protocol, are broken down as follows:
- Scope 1: Direct Emissions
- Scope 2: indirect emissions from the production of electricity and heat
- Scope 3: other indirect emissions
The certification involves developing a plan to reduce emissions directly under the airport's control and creating a plan to engage stakeholders in the decarbonization process.
The path we have taken has enabled us to reduce emissions per passenger by over 80% compared to the base year 2017.
In conjunction with the actions taken to continuously reduce emissions, offsets are an essential tool for compensating for CO2 emissions that cannot be eliminated through direct operational measures. In 2024, the remaining emissions of 1,573 tons of CO2 were offset by funding two projects that adhere to the guidelines of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (https://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org/technical-documents/).
Below are the characteristics of the selected projects:
- Offset Program: VCS
- Number of credits: 1034
- Project Type: Energy Industries (Renewable Energy - Solar)
- Project Name: Srepok 1 Solar Power Project
- Short project description: The Srepok 1 project is located in Village 9, Ea Wer Commune, Buon Don District, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. The project aims to generate solar energy from photovoltaics, supplying the national grid through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed with the Electricity Corporation of Vietnam (EVN). The project has an installed capacity of 50 MW, producing approximately 73,000 MWh annually.
- Identification number: 1974
- Methodology / Certification standard: VCS Methodology - ACM0002
- Web link: https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1974.
- Offset Program: VCS
- Number of credits: 541
- Project Type: REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation)
- Project Name: The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II: The Community Ranches
- Short project description: The Kasigau REDD+ project is a forest conservation initiative located in the Kasigau corridor, southeast Kenya. This is a REDD+ project aimed at preserving the forest ecosystem, mitigating climate change, and providing socio-economic benefits to local communities. The project has been certified by Verra in accordance with the VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) and CCB (Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards), ensuring that its environmental and social impacts are verified and transparent.
- Identification number: 612
- Methodology / Certification standard: VCS Standard - VM0009
- Web link: https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/612
