Shannon Airport has reached what it said were "new heights" by beibng awarded Carbon Accreditation level 2 by Airport Council International (ACI).
The accreditation "acknowledges the commitment set out in The Shannon Airport Group’s Sustainability Strategy to green its operations and reduce the airport’s carbon footprint", the Irish airport announced, listing steps taken in getting the accreditation as "demonstrating a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over a three-year period through energy saving projects such as active energy monitoring and management and an airport wide upgrade to more efficient LED lighting".
The airport also submitted a carbon management plan setting out a "comprehensive programme of work to achieve a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050".