Yes, Saudi airports received the global Airport Carbon Accreditation as they managed to determine the sources of carbon emissions, comply with the required procedures to limit pollution, and launch several green initiatives and programs in line with Saudi Vision 2030 for sustainable development and carbon emissions reduction, which falls under the Saudi Green Initiative, aimed at achieving carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) by 2060. These airports include:
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh received the Airport Carbon Accreditation - Third Level (Improvement), within the framework of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Program, becoming the first airport in Saudi Arabia to receive this accreditation for this level. The airport was ranked at the first accreditation level in 2021 and the second level in 2022, before ranking at the third accreditation level in 2023 upon meeting the program's requirements.
- Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah received the Airport Carbon Accreditation - Second Level (Level 2 - Reduction), within the framework of the ACA Program, in 2022.
The Airport Carbon Accreditation Program is a global program for assessing the efforts of the world's airports in managing and reducing carbon emissions. The program is supervised by the Airports Council International (ACI).
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