Sustainability and Environment
ICAO Urges Greater Member State CORSIA Cooperation
Eligible carbon credit offset scheme requires multi-national alignment
ICAO building with flag
An initial CORSIA pilot scheme, introduced in January 2019, covered all of ICAO’s 193 member states.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has reiterated its belief that member states need to “maintain a globally harmonized approach” to strengthen the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). Notably, as member states “move from planning to implementing concrete action” to reduce international aviation emissions, ICAO believes it is “critical that these efforts remain aligned within [its] global framework.”

CORSIA is currently the only approved global system under which carbon credits—which can also help facilitate the adoption of SAF at scale—can be applied to emissions from international flights. The scheme is in its first phase, running from 2024 to 2026, during which participation is voluntary. Currently, 126 ICAO member states are participating. A mandatory second phase, set to run from 2027 to 2035, will apply to almost all international flights among ICAO’s member states.

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