ClassNK obtains accreditation as a GHG emission verification body by Japan regulators   

Classification Society ClassNK obtained accreditation on January 23, 2020 from the Japan Accreditation Board (JAB) as a GHG emissions verification body based on the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Although global warming countermeasures are being discussed at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), GHG emissions control in the international aviation sector, which operates across borders, will not fit in to a country basis framework for reduction measures under the UNFCCC. In light of the situation, the matter has been left up to consideration by the ICAO.