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Side Event Aviation and Paris: Making climate agreements work Angelica Romero Bonn, 10 th May 2017

ICAO ASSEMBLY – 39th SESSION (2016) 2 2017 • Decides to implement a GMBM scheme in the form of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) to address any annual increase in total CO2 emissions from international civil aviation (i.e. civil aviation flights that depart in one country and arrive in a different country) above the 2020 levels, taking into account special circumstances and respective capabilities; (A 39-3, para. 5).

ICAO ASSEMBLY – 39th SESSION (2016) 3 2017 Implementation of the MRV system Emissions Unit Criteria (EUC) Establishment of Registries

ICAO ASSEMBLY – 39th SESSION (2016) 4 2017 • Decides that emissions units generated from mechanisms established under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement are eligible for use in CORSIA, provided that they align with decisions by the Council, with the technical contribution of CAEP, including on avoiding double counting and on eligible vintage and timeframe; (A 39-3, para. 5).

SOME KEY ELEMENTS 5 2017 Environmental • Quality - Accuracy Integrity • Real, measurable reductions Avoid double • Linkages between systems counting • Methodologies Transparency • Registries System to • Purchase; transfer; surrender secure tracking