Airport Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory: A Primer (2024)
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Airport Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Inventory
A PRIMER
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Deliverable for ACRP Project 02-97
Submitted May 2024
ACRP Web-Only Document 63
Airport Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
A PRIMER
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COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS
CRP STAFF FOR ACRP WEB-ONLY DOCUMENT 63
Monique R. Evans, Director, Cooperative Research Programs
Waseem Dekelbab, Deputy Director, Cooperative Research Programs
Marci A. Greenberger, Manager, Airport Cooperative Research Program
Joseph D. Navarrete, Senior Program Officer
Stephanie L. Campbell-Chamberlain, Senior Program Assistant
Natalie Barnes, Director of Publications
Heather DiAngelis, Associate Director of Publications
Jennifer Correro, Assistant Editor
ACRP PROJECT 02-97 PANEL
Field of Environment
Philip A. Ralston, Portland, OR (Chair)
Khurram Qadri, City and County of Denver, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
Akiya Simms, City and County of Denver, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
Berrin Tansel, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Alan W. Strasser, FAA Liaison
Melinda Z. Pagliarello, Airports Council International–North America Liaison
Contents
Purpose of the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Primer
Why Prepare an Airport GHG Emissions Inventory?
How to Prepare an Airport GHG Emissions Inventory
1. Select and Apply GHG Protocols and Guidance Documents
1.1 Greenhouse Gas Protocol-Aligned Guidance
1.2 Airport Emissions in the Context of City Emissions
2.1 Set Organizational and Operational Boundaries
3. Collect Data and Estimate Emission Sources
3.1 Establish a Baseline GHG Inventory
3.2 Determine Inventory Methods
3.3 Collect GHG Inventory Data
3.5 Estimate Scope 1 Emissions
3.6 Estimate Scope 2 Emissions
3.7 Estimate Scope 3 Emissions
4.1 Prepare an Inventory Management Plan
4.2 Example Airport Inventory Management Plan
List of Abbreviations
| ACA | Airport Carbon Accreditation |
| ACERT | Airport Council International Airport Carbon and Emissions Reporting Tool |
| ACRP | Airport Cooperative Research Program |
| APU | Auxiliary power unit |
| AR5 | IPCC Fifth Assessment Report |
| AR6 | IPCC Sixth Assessment Report |
| CAA | Clean Air Act |
| CCD | Cruise, climb, and descent |
| CH4 | Methane |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CO2e | Carbon dioxide equivalent |
| eGRID | Emissions & Generation Resources Integration Database |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GJ | Gigajoule |
| GSE | Ground support equipment |
| GWP | Global warming potential |
| HFCs | Hydrofluorocarbons |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| kg | Kilogram |
| kWh | Kilowatt hour |
| LTO | Landing and take-off |
| MT | Metric ton |
| N2O | Nitrous oxide |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| PCA | Pre-conditioned air |
| SAF | Sustainable aviation fuel |
| SBTi | Science Based Targets Initiative |
| TCFD | Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures |
| U.S. | United States |
| VALE | Voluntary Airport Low Emissions Program |
| ZEV | Zero emissions vehicle |
