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Two schemes to inform customers of the carbon footprint of aeroplane flights are undergoing final checks before launching in 2025.
First, the European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on its EU Flight Emissions Label initiative. The scheme, which is voluntary, would provide standard information on the carbon footprint of European Union (EU) flights at time of online booking.
‘Currently, the lack of common methodology and criteria for estimating flight emissions leads airlines and ticket sellers to report emission levels using disparate methodologies which are not necessarily comparable,’ says the EC.
It continues: ‘The Flight Emissions Label aims to change this by setting out a reliable and harmonised methodology for estimating flight emissions, considering factors like aircraft type, average passenger numbers and freight volume on board, as well as aviation fuel used.’
Under the proposals, the EU Aviation Safety Agency would collect information from the airlines, verify submitted flight performance data and estimate emissions according to EN ISO 14083:2023. The label is part of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation.
The consultation is open until 22 October.
Second, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is gearing up to launch its IATA CO2 Connect for Cargo service in the January–March 2025 period. The service will be available to quote and book systems, freight forwarders, shippers and airlines.
It is based on IATA CO2 Connect, launched in June 2022, which provides carbon emissions calculations for passenger flights. IATA says that CO2 Connect uses primary data from more than 40 airlines and an industry-endorsed calculation methodology (IATA Recommended Practice 1678).
Last month, IATA announced that British Airways (BA) and Delta Airlines would contribute their fuel burn data to the scheme. BA operates 700 daily flights; Delta 4,000. Another joiner was Thrust Carbon, a sustainability intelligence platform for the travel industry.
