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Do-It-Yourself Airport Greenhouse Gas Inventory Tool (Acert V2.0)

ACERT is a free Excel-based tool that allows airport operators to calculate their greenhouse gas emissions inventory with minimal environmental expertise or emissions data. The tool uses standardized methodologies to calculate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and generates an easy to understand report. Airport staff simply enter operational data like fuel usage, electricity consumption, and aircraft/vehicle movements. ACERT provides airports an affordable way to understand their emissions sources and set reduction goals without outside consultants. Its results have proven accurate when benchmarked against detailed inventory models.

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Do-It-Yourself Airport Greenhouse Gas Inventory Tool (Acert V2.0)

ACERT is a free Excel-based tool that allows airport operators to calculate their greenhouse gas emissions inventory with minimal environmental expertise or emissions data. The tool uses standardized methodologies to calculate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and generates an easy to understand report. Airport staff simply enter operational data like fuel usage, electricity consumption, and aircraft/vehicle movements. ACERT provides airports an affordable way to understand their emissions sources and set reduction goals without outside consultants. Its results have proven accurate when benchmarked against detailed inventory models.

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Do-It-Yourself Airport Greenhouse Gas Inventory Tool (ACERT v2.

0)

What? How?
ACI’s Airport Carbon and Emissions Reporting Tool (ACERT) is a Data is entered into a self-explanatory Excel spreadsheet.
self-contained Excel spreadsheet that enables an airport operator to For the calendar year of the inventory, the following
calculate its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory. The information is needed:
tool is available at no cost to airports and can be used without emis-
sions or environmental expertise, inputting readily available opera- • Total aircraft, passenger and cargo movements;
tional data. • Fuel use by airport and tenant vehicles, buildings, emergency
generators and fire training;
Methodologies are consistent with the ACI Guidance Manual on • Electricity (and heat) purchased by the airport operator and
Airport Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management (2009). Emissions tenants;
are divided according to ownership and control of the source: • Aircraft movements categorised either by specific aircraft type,
or by generic aircraft type, or total fuel loaded on to aircraft;
Scope 1: emissions owned and controlled by the airport • Aircraft taxi and APU usage times and engine run-ups;
operator, such as electricity generation and airport vehicles. • Glycol de-icer use, and;
Scope 2: emissions from the off-site generation of electricity • Either a detailed landside traffic study or estimates of passenger
purchased by the airport operator. and staff ground access such as use of public transport, and car,
Scope 3: emissions are those owned and controlled by airport taxi, bus and train activity.
tenants and other stakeholders including:
• Aircraft activity in airport area; What outputs?
• Airline and other tenant vehicles, ground service ACERT automatically generates an inventory report (see
equipment (GSE) and electricity usage; sample extract on following page) that includes a summary
• Ground access vehicles (GAV) for staff and passengers table of GHG emissions and pie charts. This stand-alone report
including buses and trains. also contains detailed notes on the assumptions and caveats and a
check-list to aid review (not illustrated here).
Why?
In order to manage GHG emissions, an operator needs to How good?
understand the sources, quantities and ownership of An ACERT inventory is of sufficient quality to help setup an airport
emissions at the airport. An inventory can assist the airport GHG reduction programme. The tool has been tested at several
operator to set goals and target mitigation efforts. major airports including Zurich, Toronto and SeaTac. Results indicate
In addition, ACI would like to use ACERT data to compile regional that ACERT Scope 1 and 2 emissions were within 5-10% of those
and global aggregate emissions, enhancing from the detailed inventories. SeaTac Senior Environmental Program
understanding of airport contribution to total aviation industry emis- Manager, Russ Simonson, said, “ACERT is both comprehensive and
sions. cost effective, and an excellent tool for understanding an airport’s
GHG emission sources, regardless of the size and staffing at the
Who? airport. This tool gives airport operators the information they need to
ACERT will be useful for: begin managing GHG emission reduction programs.”

• Airports with no dedicated environmental staff or budget for ACERT v2.0 now includes an option for inputting total fuel loaded
consulting fees, and; on aircraft, and vehicle and aircraft biofuels with non-zero net CO2.
• Airports developing GHG management on a voluntary (non- It should not be used in place of any model required by local regula-
regulated) basis. tion.

Input for ACERT can be completed by operations, planning or ACERT v2.0 has been approved for the mapping requirements of
maintenance staff with no emissions training or expertise. Level 1 (Mapping) and Level 2 (Reduction) of Airport Carbon
Accreditation. Airport Carbon Accreditation is the only airport-specific
carbon management standard and is available in the ACI Europe,
Asia-Pacific and Africa regions. www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org

It should be not be used in place of any model required by local


regulation.

Where?
ACERT is available for free by emailing ACERT@aci.aero
where support is also provided. Also visit www.aci.aero.
Airport GHG Inventory

Thanks
ACERT was initially developed by Transport Canada and its consultant EBA with the Canadian Airports Council.
A global version was developed with the further assistance of Zurich Airport and Toronto Pearson Airport.

ACI World | PO Box 302 | 800 Rue du Square Victoria | Montreal, Quebec H4Z 1G8 | Canada
aci@aci.aero | www.aci.aero | Tel: +1 514 373 1200

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