We are pleased to inform you that we have today published the government response to our first consultation on implementing the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) in the UK. We are grateful to all those who took the time to respond to the consultation.

The government response may be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-carbon-offsetting-and-reduction-scheme-for-international-aviation

The consultation invited views on draft secondary legislation which covers the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) provisions of CORSIA. The government response addresses comments made by respondents on these MRV provisions and the draft legislation.

The consultation also invited initial views on high-level options for implementing CORSIA alongside the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS). Comments relating to these options will be taken into account when developing the detailed policy design of any interaction between the schemes and addressed as part of a second consultation later this year.