Explanatory note

This Order implements the offsetting requirements for the 2021 scheme year of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Civil Aviation (CORSIA) in Volume IV of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation adopted by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation on 27th June 2018.

This Order extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.

The following amendments are made to incorporate the offsetting requirements into the Air Navigation (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) Order 2021 (“the CORSIA Order”, S.I. 2021/534).

Article 6 amends the definitions in the CORSIA Order.

Articles 10, 19, 33 and 34 amend the references to flights that are subject to offsetting in the CORSIA Order.

Article 13(3) enables a Regulator to amend an Emissions Monitoring Plan, by notifying the aeroplane operator, where the Regulator considers it necessary following a change to the CORSIA Order. Articles 28(2) and 30 provide aeroplane operators with an appeal process.

Article 22 inserts Part 3A to the CORSIA Order to incorporate the CO₂ offsetting requirements from international flights and emissions reductions from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels.

Article 31 amends Schedule 1 to the CORSIA Order to incorporate timelines associated with the offsetting requirements.

Article 32 amends Schedule 2 to the CORSIA Order to clarify the rounding requirements specific to the Average Fuel Burn Ratio (AFBR).

Article 33 amends Schedule 4 to the CORSIA Order, which covers the Emissions Monitoring Plan requirements, to amend the references to flights that are and are not subject to offsetting in the CORSIA Order.

Article 34 amends Schedule 5 to the CORSIA Order to incorporate offsetting provisions into the CORSIA reporting requirements.

Article 35 amends Schedule 6 to the CORSIA Order to incorporate offsetting provisions into the CORSIA verification requirements.

Other provisions correct errors in the CORSIA Order.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no significant impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside this Order on the UK legislation website, www.legislation.gov.uk.