Port of Oakland has developed an aggressive program to reduce carbon emissions at Oakland International Airport (OAK) that will require airlines and airport stakeholders to commit to a complete review of greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories.
Member airports must also pledge to decrease green-house gas emissions through the implementation of a variety of emissions reduction measures at their facilities.
“Joining this accreditation program demonstrates that the Port of Oakland is committed to reducing emissions at Oakland International Airport while it continues to improve its operations,” said Danny Wan, Port of Oakland executive director. “We have already cut emissions with electric plugins for airplanes at the gates and the use of battery electric equipment at the airport. Now we are identifying opportunities to decrease emissions even further and developing a plan to implement them.”
OAK is pursuing a Level 2 certification and the Port is proposing a non-binding target of a 50 percent reduction carbon emissions by 2030, with the goal of reaching zero emissions operations at the airport by 2040.
The United States and Canada have committed to achieving net zero emissions at airports by 2050. The Airport Carbon Accreditation program has 510 airports participating worldwide.
