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AIRPORTS CONTRIBUTING TO THE GOAL OF NET ZERO EMISSIONS
Toulon Hyères is the first airport in France to achieve net zero emissions of CO2 in its direct scope.
Toulon Hyères is the first airport in France to achieve net zero emissions of CO2 in its direct scope.
Managed by VINCI Airports since 2015, Toulon Hyères is one of the two mixed-use (civil and military) airports in France. Like three other airports in the network, it achieved the most recent and highest accreditation Level 5 awarded as part of the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme from Airports Council International (ACI). It is also one of the first 10 airports in the world to have obtained this rating, which recognises and certifies the efforts made to achieve and maintain net zero emissions in airports’ direct scope of activity and to support partners in their own decarbonisation efforts. With VINCI Airports on programme management, Toulon Hyères airport has in recent years deployed the largest modernisation plan since its creation in 1967.
Toulon Hyères reduced its emissions primarily by replacing oil-fired furnaces with heat pumps, conventional light bulbs with LEDs, and petrol-powered machines with electric runway equipment. On top of that, the airport now generates its own renewable energy. Unavoidable residual emissions are offset locally through a reforestation project in the communal forest of Le Lavandou, which has been awarded the Low-Carbon Label. In 2023, the airport also began delivering sustainable biofuel services for commercial and business aviation companies.
“ The solar power plant at Toulon Hyères airport, which generates electricity for self-consumption, is the culmination of work done in synergy. SunMind, a VINCI Concessions subsidiary, was involved from the project’s development phase to its operational launch, and Omexom, a VINCI Energies subsidiary, was responsible for its construction. The SunMind teams see it as a source of pride to have contributed to the airport’s net zero emissions goal! ”
92.5%reduction in CO2 emissions since 2018.
