Airports Council International grants international certification for carbon management to six more airports in Brazil

The Airports Council International for Latin America and the Caribbean ( ACI-LAC ) is pleased to announce that the six airports operated by Aena Brasil in the northeast region of Brazil have just received ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation at level 1. 

The certified terminals were Recife International Airport, Maceió International Airport, João Pessoa International Airport, Aracaju International Airport, Campina Grande Airport and Juazeiro do Norte Airport.

The certification is the result of work that includes inventories of direct emissions from airports, such as those from their own vehicles and equipment. In 2024, the full GHG inventory was completed, with the base year 2023. The 2025 inventory, with data from 2024, was submitted for independent verification through the hiring of ABNT, the only Brazilian verifier affiliated with ACI.

The adhesion of the airports in the northeast managed by Aena Brasil to the Airport Carbon Accreditation program is part of the implementation of the operator's Climate Action Plan (PAC), which foresees investments of more than R$1 million in the coming years to replace the internal fleet with vehicles powered by clean energy, increase energy efficiency, install photovoltaic plants and other actions to ensure that 100% of the electricity in the terminals comes from renewable sources, manage waste, treat effluents, offset emissions, encourage the use of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), in addition to awareness and governance programs to strengthen educational actions on climate change. Aena Brasil's intention is that the gradual fulfillment of the goals will drive the evolution of the operator so that it reaches level 2 of the ACA Program by 2026.

“The Climate Action Plan reflects our commitment to a more efficient and innovative airport operation aligned with the best international sustainability practices. We are investing today in the transformations that will guarantee a carbon-neutral future, actively and effectively contributing to the decarbonization of the aviation sector in Brazil,” said Marcelo Bento Ribeiro, Director of Institutional Relations, Communication and ESG at Aena Brasil.

ACI-LAC CEO Rafael Echevarne celebrates the joining of Aena Brazil airports to the ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation program, highlighting that this initiative reaffirms the company’s commitment to sustainability in aviation, benefiting the sector, passengers and society as a whole. “We value and celebrate our partner’s efforts in joining the program, highlighting the relevance of the participation of six of the main airports in the Brazilian Northeast, a region of great economic and cultural importance. The certification of the first Aena Brazil airports by ACA as part of the Climate Action Plan reinforces how relevant the company considers it to partner with ACI on this journey to advance its long-term strategies, which makes us honored and encouraged by this partnership.”

Source: ACI-LAC