The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and 123Carbon will collaborate on interoperability between their respective sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) registries. IATA said this will allow for greater transparency, streamline certificate management across SAF registries, and avoid emissions reporting errors such as double issuance.
The collaboration will focus on providing a unique identifier and the alignment of the relevant data points to exchange between registries; the process for exchange of information to avoid double issuance; and to focus on a dispute resolution process.
“User trust is essential,” said IATA senior vice president sustainability and chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen. “The transparency that comes with interoperability will ensure that our registries can function cohesively to maximise SAF's potential to support aviation's decarbonisation. The broader the alignment among registry providers, the better.”
123Carbon managing director Jeroen van Heningen said: “With IATA, we have found a strong partner in the aviation sector that shares our beliefs. This collaboration allows SAF providers, airlines, freight forwarders, and corporate entities to utilize our platforms without the concern of double issuance, whilst managing their SAF certificates digitally on our platform.”
IATA and 123Carbon will seek engagement with other SAF stakeholder to join its initiative. The IATA SAF registry will launch in April 2025.