The Green Airports Recognition 2025, organized by the ACI (Airports Council International) Asia-Pacific & Middle East, recognizes airports with outstanding accomplishments in their environmental projects . The aim of the Green Airports Recognition is to promote environmental best practices to minimize aviation’s impact on the environment .
The Green Airports Recognition 2025 focuses on sustainable energy at airports . It allows airports in the APAC & MID regions to showcase innovative initiatives in sustainable energy management and climate change mitigation . This includes :
- Sourcing renewable energy (e.g., solar, hydrogen, geothermal)
- Adopting eco-friendly energy solutions for operations
- Facilitating Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
- Enhancing energy efficiency
Airports can share their environmental projects and potentially be recognized with Platinum, Gold, or Silver awards in various size categories . The top submissions are featured in the Green Airports Recognition publication .
Some of the Green Airports Recognition 2025 award winners include :
- Over 35 million passengers per annum: Not specified in the provided context.
- Between 15-35 million passengers per annum: Not specified in the provided context.
- Between 6-15 million passengers per annum: Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) .
- Less than 6 million passengers per annum: Hubballi Airport .
Environmental Aspects
Each year, a different theme is chosen from various environmental aspects, such as :
- Environmental Policy and Management
- Noise
- Air quality
- Waste
- Water
- Energy
- Carbon
- Biodiversity
- Ground transportation
- Land & water contamination
The application period for the Green Airports Recognition 2025 was open until December 23, 2024 ..
