Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport have achieved Level 2 in Airports Council International’s Airport Carbon Accreditation Programme, becoming the first airports in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council to do so.

“The accreditation demonstrates Dubai Airports’ strong commitment towards developing a sustainable future for its airports,” said Patti Chai, Asia-Pacific regional director at ACI. “We applaud Dubai Airports for their achievement and look forward to seeing the two airports reaching carbon neutrality in the near future.”

Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said that the certification was an important step for the company. “We take our environmental responsibility seriously and, through our environmental management plan, continue to implement efficiencies and pursue innovative ideas to limit our environmental impact while fully supporting the UAE Vision 2021,” he said.

DXB and DWC are now part of the 14 airports that have a Level 2 accreditation in the programme, which independently certifies airports at four levels of accreditation: mapping, reduction, optimization and neutrality.