IATA welcomes CORSIA benchmark change

The International Air Transport Association has welcomed the decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to use 2019 as a baseline for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). In 2022, the ICAO Assembly will consider if further amendments are necessary to address the impacts of COVID-19 to ensure the successful implementation of the scheme. Originally, the CORSIA baseline calculation was agreed to be an average of 2019 and 2020 emissions.  The ongoing and unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has seen a precipitous drop in demand for air transport of more than half compared with