NI Registered Aeroplane Operators CORSIA fees and charges consultation

Views sought on a new charging policy for administering CORSIA for locally registered aeroplane operators.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and the United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) Authority have launched a consultation on proposals to establish a new charging policy for fees and charges associated with the administration of CORSIA for Northern Ireland registered aeroplane operators by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) from 1 January 2025.

CORSIA is the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation. International governments have adopted CORSIA to stabilise net CO2 emissions from international aviation from 2021.

If a flight takes off from a UK airport and lands in an airport outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), this flight is subject to CORSIA. Internal flights within the UK are subject to the UK ETS. Flights from the UK to the EEA are currently subject to both the UK ETS and CORSIA.

Since 1 January 2019, you must comply with the CORSIA as soon as you become an aeroplane operator. You will need to work out whether you are an aeroplane operator under the CORSIA and whether international flights are attributed to you.

The proposed fees and charges relate to:

• application charges
• subsistence charges
• charges for estimating emissions

Find out more about the consultation and how to respond.

First published 28 August 2024