London Gatwick set to deliver low carbon expansion as it becomes world’s first airport to achieve globally leading standard for carbon management in construction
| Company | London Gatwick Airport |
|---|---|
| Date | 05.12.2025 |
- London Gatwick has received PAS 2080:2023 Carbon management in buildings and infrastructure certification, focused on reducing carbon across the entire asset lifecycle
- The achievement demonstrates London Gatwick’s commitment to rethinking how it designs, builds and operates its facilities
- The UK Government recently approved the airport’s plans to bring its existing Northern Runway into routine use alongside its Main Runway
London Gatwick has become the world’s first airport to achieve a globally recognised certification for cutting carbon emissions when designing, delivering and operating new buildings and infrastructure – setting itself up to deliver low carbon assets as part of expansion.
Published by the British Standards Institute, PAS 2080:2023 focuses on reducing carbon across the entire asset lifecycle — from planning and design to construction to operation — and encourages smarter, more efficient low carbon solutions through collaborative ways of working when delivering capital projects.
As part of the Northern Runway planning application, London Gatwick committed to becoming PAS2080 certified. To achieve this, the airport has embedded carbon management across its construction activities – including changes to decision-making processes and how the supply chain is engaged.
The new approach has been independently audited by BSI and certified to PAS 2080:2023, demonstrating the airport’s approach to managing construction-related carbon meets the highest industry standards.
This landmark achievement has taken almost two years to achieve and demonstrates the airport’s commitment to tackling climate change by rethinking how it designs, builds and operates its facilities.
Alasdair Scobie, Capital Programmes Director, London Gatwick said: “We’re incredibly proud to lead the way in delivering low-carbon airport infrastructure. This certification proves that we’re serious about reducing our carbon impact, including preparation for delivering our Northern Runway plans.”
