General

The purpose of this document is to explain the Mandatory Reporting and Verification Requirements (MRV) for aircraft operators under the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and to provide guidelines for the majority of non-EU non-commercial operators who will be considered small emitters under this emissions trading scheme.

The EU ETS

The European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is the largest multi-national, emissions trading scheme in the world. It is a major pillar of EU climate change policy and will include emissions from aviation. The aim of the EU ETS is to cap CO2 emissions from aircraft in 2012 to 3% below the annual total emissions from aircraft in the period 2004-2006. Eligible aircraft operators will be required to report their CO2 emissions annually and will be obliged to return an amount of emission allowances to the EU that is equivalent to their CO2 emissions in that year for all flights to, from or within Europe. For non-EU aircraft, this will be effective January 1, 2012 but it is important to note that in some Members Statesthere are reporting requirements due by August 31, 2009.However, some States have announced delays in the submission date.

Applicability

The EU ETS applies to all non-commercial aircraft greater than 5700 kgs (12,000lbs) maximum certificated take-off weight operating to/from/in Europe. Emissions must be calculated for the complete flight from the departure airport to the destination in Europe and for the return flight from the EU, not just for the CO2emitted in EU airspace. Commercial operators emitting more than 10 K Tonnes per year CO2 during flights in/to/from Europe or operating more than 243 flights in 3 consecutive 4 months period are also included. Non Commercial operators emitting less than 10 K Tonnes per year CO2 during flights in/to/from Europe or operating less than 243 flights in 3 consecutive in a 4month period will be considered small emitters. A flowchart of these criteria is at Attachment A.

Registration

The EU DG Environment has prepared a list of operators who must comply with the ETS. The list assigns operators to National Administering Authorities. By now all operators should have received a letter from the European State that will be responsible for their MRV plan. The list of aircraft operators allocated to each EU Member State for regulation (“the list”) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and can be viewed at:

These lists are compiled from EUROCONTROL invoices for en-route charges for 2006, 2007 and 2008. If you are on thelist but should be excluded because you do not meet the above criteria, your figures should be confirmed by Eurocontrol. The office to contact is: ().

Operators who started operations after January 1, 2009 as well as new entrants who plan to operate to Europe will not be on any EUROCONTROL lists and must contact the State to which they will operate most frequently and then make a submission of their monitoring plans to that State. If you should have received a letter from a national authority but have not received one, contact DG Environment for advice. The following link contains more information about aircraft operators and their administering states:

Also see the following link for frequently asked questions:

Monitoring and Reporting Guidelines (MRG)

The ETS MRG will apply to all non-commercial operators and to commercial aircraft operators who emit more than 10 K tonnes of CO2 during flights in/to/from Europe or operate more than 243 flights in 3 consecutive months. These operators should be on the list of operators previously described and will have to provide a monitoring and reporting plan. Details of the EU reporting requirements are available at:

Simplified Reporting Guidelines for Non-EU Small Emitters

Most non-EU business aircraft operators will be considered small emitters because they will be below thelimit of 10 K tonnes CO2 per year. This equates to 3175 metric tonnes of fuel or about 7 million lbs of fuel per year. If you use less than 7 million lbs of fuel per year in/to/from Europe, or operate less than 243 flights in 3 consecutive 4 months, youwill qualify as a small emitter. Aircraft operators that are small emitters may estimate the fuel consumption in accordance with the Eurocontrol “ETS Support Facility” (PAGODA). This will be much less expensive for aircraft operators to administer.A sample monitoring and reporting plan for small emitters is in Attachment B.

For more information about small emitters, see:

For further information about the EU ETS, consult the DG Environment website at:

Additional Information for Operators Allocated to the UK for Administration

For further information about the aviation EU Emissions Trading System and how it is being implemented in the UK, please see the following websites:The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) website:

The UK’s first stage regulations to transpose the aviation EU ETS European Directive into UK legislation:

The Environment Agency website:

Attachments: A. ETS MRV Flowchart

B. Sample MRV for Small Emitters

Attachment A:

EU ETS MRV FLOWCHART

(For aircraft operations in/to/from Europe with aircraft greater than 5700 kgs (12,000 lbs) maximum certificated take-off weight.)

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