CORSIA is a global market-based measure designed to offset international aviation CO2 emissions

ICAO MEMBER STATES PARTICIPATING IN CORSIA need to ensure that their

aeroplane operators comply with the CORSIA offsetting requirements every three
in order to stabilize the levels of such emissions from 2020 onwards (CNG2020). Offsetting of CO2
emissions will be achieved through the acquisition and cancelation of emissions units from the global
ENVIRONMENT ALL ICAO MEMBER STATES with aeroplane operators conducting international
flights are required to monitor, report and verify (MRV) CO2 emissions from
carbon market by aeroplane operators.
years, in addition to annual CO2 MRV. these flights every year from 2019, independent of their participation in CORSIA.

WHY JOIN CORSIA?

The more States join CORSIA, and the earlier they join, the more emissions are covered, increasing the environmental HOW DOES AN AEROPLANE OPERATOR MONITOR CO2 EMISSIONS?
T PHASE integrity of the scheme.
S SEC • An aeroplane operator shall monitor and record its fuel use from international flights in accordance with an
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The more emissions are covered, more units will be needed, thus increasing opportunities to invest in emissions
eligible monitoring method approved by the State to which it is attributed, and shall use the same eligible
4- reduction projects, particularly in developing States.
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27 PHA States that voluntarily participate in the pilot phase of CORSIA will be given priority for capacity building and assistance.
monitoring method for the entire 3-year compliance period.
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SE 03 S • An aeroplane operator can choose from five different eligible methods for fuel use monitoring. The methods
5 are equivalent, there is no hierarchy for selecting a method.

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ICAO’S ASPIRATIONAL GOALS ICAO’S BASKET OF MEASURES
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PHASES OF
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ICAO has agreed on two aspirational goals for the ICAO has identified the following areas that can contribute to the • An aeroplane operator may choose to use the ICAO CORSIA CO2 Estimation and Reporting Tool (CERT),
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international aviation sector: attainment of the global aspirational goals: accessible through the ICAO CORSIA website.
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IMPLEMENTATION • 2% annual fuel efficiency improvement through 2050 • Aircraft related technology and standards
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• Carbon neutral growth from 2020 onwards (CNG 2020) • Improved air traffic management and operational improvements
ICAO is also exploring a long-term goal. • Development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuel
• CORSIA CORSIA ROUTE-BASED APPROACH
• Participation of States in the pilot phase (2021 to 2023) and first phase (2024 to 2026) is voluntary.

• For the second phase from 2027, all States with an individual share of international aviation activity in year 2018 above CONTRIBUTION OF MEASURES FOR REDUCING
1800
MRV only

International Aviation Net C02 Emissions (MT)

0.5% of total activity or whose cumulative share reaches 90% of total activity, are included. Least Developed Countries, INTERNATIONAL AVIATION NET CO2 EMISSIONS
Small Island Developing States and Landlocked Developing Countries are exempt unless they volunteer to participate. 1600

Operational Improvements
HOW TO CALCULATE CO2 OFFSET REQUIREMENTS? 1400

Basket of Measures
1200
Operator’s annual emissions X Growth Factor = CO2 offset requirements Aircraft Technology
STATE STATE STATE STATE
1000
The Growth Factor changes every year taking into account both the sectoral and the individual operator’s emissions growth. The A B C D
Growth Factor is the percent increase in the amount of emissions from the baseline to a given future year, and is calculated by ICAO. Sustainable Aviation Fuels
800
and CORSIA
MIN 20%

C RSIA
100% 100% 600
INDIVIDUAL Carbon Neutral Growth from 2020
MIN 70%
SECTORAL
GROWTH FACTOR

GROWTH FACTOR
INDIVIDUAL

INDIVIDUAL 400
100% 100% 100% 2010 2020 2030 2040
SECTORAL SECTORAL SECTORAL MAX 80%
SECTORAL

0%
MAX 30%
SECTORAL 0% SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ICAO’s environmental work contributes
to 14 out of the 17 United Nations SDGs

2021-2023 2024-2026 2027-2029 2030-2032 2033-2035

MRV + Offsetting
HOW OFFSETTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER CORSIA ARE MET
CARBON OFFSETTING AND REDUCTION Requirements
After the calculation of the offsetting requirements to be attributed to an aeroplane operator (see above): SCHEME FOR INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
• The operator reports the use of sustainable aviation fuels for the compliance period.
Participating State in CORSIA Route subject to MRV of CO2 emissions
• The State deducts the benefits from the use of sustainable aviation fuels and informs the operator’s final offsetting requirements
for the 3-year compliance period. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION
999 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard. Montreal, QC, Canada. H3C 5H7 Route subject to offsetting requirements
• The operator purchases and cancels eligible emissions units equivalent to its final offsetting requirements for the Non-participating State in CORSIA

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compliance period. Tel. +1 (514) 954.8219 Fax. +1 (514) 954.6077 Email. officeenv@icao.int and MRV of CO2 emissions
• The operator provides a validated Emissions Units Cancellation Report to the State, who checks the Report and informs ICAO. www.icao.int/env
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CORSIA PHASED IMPLEMENTATION DIAGRAM SECOND
PHASE
COMPLIANCE PERIODS
CHECKLIST FOR STATES
TIMELINE
PILOT PHASE
2027-2029 2030- 2032
PREPARATORY
ACTIONS BASELINE PERIOD (VOLUNTARY OFFSETTING PARTICIPATION)
FIRST PHASE
(VOLUNTARY OFFSETTING PARTICIPATION)
2033-2035 2018: RECOMMENDED PREPARATORY ACTIONS
Designate a focal point for CORSIA implementation
FOR ACTION

February, 2018

Participate in ICAO’s CORSIA training and capacity building March/April, 2018

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Coordinate necessary actions with focal points of aeroplane operators attributed to your State May/June, 2018

Approve the aeroplane operator’s Emissions Monitoring Plan 30 November,2018

Emissions Monitoring Plan 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Send a list of aeroplane operators attributed to your State to ICAO 30 November, 2018

Establish necessary national regulatory framework December, 2018

AEROPLANE
OPERATOR

2 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
2019 Emissions & 2020 Emissions & 2021 Emissions & 2022 Emissions & 2023 Emissions & Compile 2024 2024 Emissions & 2025 Emissions & Obtain and use the ICAO document entitled “CORSIA Aeroplane Operator to State Attributions” 31 December, 2018
(Recommendation) Approve by 30 Nov 2018
(Recommendation) Submit by 30 Sept 2018

Verification Reports Verification Reports Verification Reports Verification Reports Verification Reports CO2 emissions Verification Reports Verification Reports
data
Compile 2019 CO2 Compile 2020 CO2 Compile 2021 CO2 Compile 2022 CO2 Compile 2023 CO2 Compile 2025 CO2
emissions data emissions data emissions data emissions data emissions data Offsetting Cancel emissions units Verified Emissions Units emissions data Offsetting
Record average Offsetting Offsetting requirements Cancellation Report for requirements TIMELINE
2019 - 2020: BASELINE PERIOD ACTIONS
CO2 emissions requirements requirements for 2021-2023 period
for 2023 4 2021-2023 period for 2025
FOR ACTION
Approve by 30 April 2019

2019-2020 for 2021 for 2022 4

Submit by 30 April 2024

Submit by 30 April 2023

Submit by 30 April 2026

Submit by 30 April 2022

Submit by 30 April 2025

Submit by 31 May 2021
Submit by 31 May 2020
Submit by 28 Feb 2019

Final offsetting
requirements for Offsetting
2021-2023 • 31 January 2025 requirements
Approve the aeroplane operator’s Emissions Monitoring Plan 30 April, 2019

Inform AOs by

Inform AOs by
Inform AOs by

Inform AOs by
compliance period (or 60 days after the State informs for 2024

30 Sept 2021

30 Nov 2022

30 Nov 2023

30 Nov 2026
AO of their offsetting requirements)
• 7 February 2025 Submit lists of aeroplane operators attributed to your State and verification 30 April, 2019
Publication of Cancelled
Emissions Units bodies accredited in your State to ICAO

Inform AOs by
31 May, 2019

Inform AOs by 30 Nov 2025

Obtain and use ICAO document entitled “CORSIA Aeroplane Operator to State Attributions”

30 Nov 2024
Conduct order of magnitude check Conduct order of magnitude check Conduct order of magnitude check Conduct order of magnitude check Conduct order of magnitude Conduct order of magnitude check Conduct order of magnitude check
Emissions Monitoring Plan of 2019 Emissions Report of 2020 Emissions Report of 2021 Emissions Report of 2022 Emissions Report check of 2023 Emissions Report of 2024 Emissions Report of 2025 Emissions Report

Conduct order of magnitude check

Calculate average Calculate offsetting Calculate offsetting Calculate offsetting on Emissions Units Cancelation Report Calculate offsetting Conduct an order of magnitude check of the aeroplane operator’s verified Emissions Report for 2019 1 June –31 August,
CO2 emissions requirements requirements requirements for 2021-2023 period requirements
2019-2020 for 2021 for 2022 for 2023 4 for 2025
2020
2021
Notify ICAO of your State’s participation in CORSIA offsetting in year 2021 30 June, 2020
Calculate final offset-
ting requirements Calculate offsetting
(Recommendation) Obtain and use list by 31 Dec 2018

Notify ICAO which option your State has selected for calculating the aeroplane operator’s 30 June, 2020
STATE

2022 2023 2024 2025 for 2021-2023 period 2026 requirements

2027
(Recommendation) Submit list by 30 Nov 2018

Select option for for 2024 CO2 emissions during the 2021-2023 period

Obtain Sector’s Growth Factor by 31 Oct 2022

Obtain Sector’s Growth Factor by 31 Oct 2024

Obtain Sector’s Growth Factor by 31 Oct 2023

Obtain Sector’s Growth Factor by 31 Oct 2026

calculating CO2
Submit CO2 emissions data by 31 Aug 2020

emissions unit cancellation by 31 July 2025

Submit CO2 emissions data by 31 July 2022

Submit CO2 emissions data by 31 July 2023

Submit CO2 emissions data by 31 July 2024

Submit CO2 emissions data by 31 July 2026

Submit CO2 emissions data by 31 Aug 2021
emissions during

Obtain Sector’s Growth Factor by 31 Oct 2025

the 2021-2023 period Obtain and use the ICAO document entitled “CORSIA States for Chapter 3 State Pairs” 1 August, 2020
Obtain and use lists by 31 May 2019

Submit CO2 emissions data of 2019 to ICAO

Submit CO2 emissions data and

31 August, 2020
Obtain and use by 1 Aug 2020

Obtain and use by 1 Aug 2021

Obtain and use by 1 Aug 2022

Obtain and use by 1 Aug 2023

Obtain and use by 1 Aug 2024

Obtain and use by 1 Aug 2025

Obtain and use by 1 Aug 2026

Submit lists by 30 April 2019

Submit lists by 30 Nov 2022

Submit lists by 30 Nov 2023

Submit lists by 30 Nov 2021

Submit lists by 30 Nov 2026

Submit lists by 30 Nov 2020

Submit updates to the list of aeroplane operators attributed to your State and updates to
Notify by 30 June 2020

Notify by 30 June 2021

Notify by 30 June 2022

Notify by 30 June 2023

Notify by 30 June 2024

Notify by 30 June 2025

Notify by 30 June 2026

Notify by 30 June 2020

the verification bodies accredited in your State to ICAO 30 November, 2020

Obtain and use lists

Obtain and use lists

Obtain and use lists

Obtain and use lists

Obtain and use lists

Obtain and use lists

Obtain and use list

by 31 Dec 2022

by 31 Dec 2023

by 31 Dec 2024

by 31 Dec 2025

by 31 Dec 2026
by 31 Dec 2020

by 31 Dec 2021

Submit lists by

Submit lists by
Obtain and use the ICAO document entitled “CORSIA Aeroplane Operator to State Attributions” 31 December, 2020

30 Nov 2024

30 Nov 2025
ICAO CORSIA CENTRAL REGISTRY 5 CORSIA IMPLEMENTATION ELEMENTS Monitor CO2 Emissions from international flights
1 CORSIA Offsetting Participation State Pairs/Routes 20XX State Participation in CORSIA in year 20XX
2 ICAO CORSIA CO2 Estimation and Reporting Tool (CERT)
Aeroplane operator attributed to the State
3 CORSIA Sustainable Aviation Fuels
4 CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units Verification body accredited in the State.
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Calculate the Sector’s Growth Calculate the Sector’s Growth Calculate the Sector’s Growth Calculate the Sector’s Growth Calculate the Sector’s Growth The information on actions for CORSIA implementation contained in this brochure is based on the proposal for the First Edition of Annex 16, Volume IV (Standards and
Factor for 2021 Factor for 2022 Factor for 2023 Factor for 2024 Factor for 2025 Recommended Practices relating to CORSIA) and related materials, as made available to States by means of ICAO State letter AN 1/17.14 – 17/129. The proposed First Edition

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of Annex 16, Volume IV and related materials are expected to be considered for adoption by the ICAO Council in June 2018 and subject to any changes arising from this process.
All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but ICAO makes no warranties in relation to the information contained herein and assumes no responsibility or
liability arising in connection with its use or misuse.

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