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ENVIRONNEMENT We DLs 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

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