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On 27 June 2018, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council adopted Annex 16, Volume IV – Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) – Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). CORSIA is operative from 1 January 2019, and for the first 2 years of the scheme, aeroplane operators will be required to monitor and report CO2 emissions from all international flights. Domestic flights are not included.

CORSIA will apply to you if you produce annual CO2 emissions greater than 10,000 Tonnes from international flights using an aeroplane(s) with a maximum certificated take-off mass greater than 5,700 kg.

You can assess whether you exceed the emissions threshold using your own annual fuel use data, or the ICAO CORSIA CO2 Estimation and Reporting Tool (CERT). Which is available here.

If you exceed the 10,000T CO2 emissions threshold, you will be regulated by the UK under the CORSIA if:

  • You have an ICAO Designator and the UK is the Notifying State in ICAO 8585;
  • You do not have an ICAO designator, but you hold a valid Air Operator Certificate (AOC) issued by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) or a CAA of an Overseas Territory or Crown Dependency;
  • You do not have an ICAO designator or a valid AOC, but you or your operation is registered as a juridical person in the UK, or in a UK Overseas Territory or Crown Dependency.

If you are an Aeroplane Operator attributed to the UK, you will need to have an approved CORSIA emissions monitoring plan (EMP) in place for the start of the 2019 baseline monitoring year. To achieve this you must submit your application for a CORSIA EMP to the EA by 30 September 2018, using the online application and reporting system, ETSWAP.

If you currently have an approved EU ETS EMP and will also be regulated by the UK under CORSIA, you must initiate a variation to your current EU ETS EMP.

Further guidance and SARPs are available here.

If you need any help with your preparations for CORSIA, please don’t hesitate to contact us.  We have a wealth of experience with international and domestic airlines from and environmental management and CO2 emissions monitoring, reporting and verification perspective.