ENVIRONNEMENT
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The International Civil Aviation Organization's carbon-offseiting scheme for
international aviation received widespread praise when it was announced at the UN
agency
39th Assembly in October. Martin Rivers talks to ICAO president, Dr Olumuyiwa
Benard Aliu, about what the accord means for African airlines and governments.
FLIGHTPATH TO
GREENER SKIES
and failed to impose is emissions trading
system (ETS) onthe rest of the word, the
Intemational Civil Aviation Organisation
ICAO) hus made good onits promise to deliver
analterative scheme for tackling eoss-border
pollution,
The carbon ofsetingand reduction scheme
for international aviation (CORSIA), finalised at
ICAO'S 39th Assembly in Montreal in October
commits the industry toan “aspirational goa!” of
‘arbon-neatral growth from 2020 onwards
Unlike the BTS, which would have capped
cearbon emissions in real terms, CORSIA adopt
carbon-offeiting approach that mitgateshigher
‘emissions through investment in environmental
projets approved by the United Nations (UN).
Atthe time of writing, 66 states, including
Ameria and China, had agreed toimplement
‘CORSIA duringits voluntary phase, which runs
from 2021 102026. These eountriescolectively
‘count for 86.5% of cross-border revenue
tonne kilometres (RTKs), buoying hopes that