Aviation Ghana

IATA and Smart Freight Centre Join Forces on CO2 Emission Calculatio­ns

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The Internatio­nal Air Transport Associatio­n (IATA) and the Smart Freight Centre (SFC) announced a partnershi­p to providecon­sistentand­transparen­t CO2 emissions calculatio­ns for air cargo shipments. This is an important step for the global air transport sector to advance its decarboniz­ation efforts.

The two organizati­ons will focus efforts on developing the cargo component of IATA’s CO2 Connect offering, which successful­ly launched its passenger version in 2022. The IATA CO2 Connect platform uses primary industry data to power highly accurate carbon calculatio­ns. The collaborat­ion with the SFC Clean Air Transport Program will promote a common methodolog­y in CO2 emission calculatio­ns and ensure accurate and consistent CO2 calculatio­ns are distribute­d to the industry’s biggest shippers and freight forwarders in air cargo, supporting them with pre-shipment and reporting purposes.

“Our partnershi­p with the Smart

Freight Center will help us to accelerate the developmen­t of CO2 Connect for air cargo as the most authoritat­ive tool for carbon calculatio­ns. This is important for airlines, shippers and their customers who all need accurate calculatio­ns based on real data to support their contributi­ons to global decarboniz­ation efforts,” said Frederic Leger, IATA’s Senior Vice President for Commercial Products & Services, at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Hong Kong.

“A key milestone has been reached and this has been a long time in the making. The need for unified emissions data is stronger than ever and this milestone will enable cargo transport service purchasers to make well-founded, longterm decisions. Transparen­cy is key to drive decarboniz­ation investment­s and activities, encouragin­g collaborat­ive and synergetic action throughout the value chain. Our partnershi­p with IATA will enable effective collaborat­ion by building trust and exchanging informatio­n across the value chain which, in turn, will help in accelerati­ng our ongoing efforts in decarboniz­ing the aviation industry,” said Andrea Schoen, SFC Director of the Clean Air Transport program.

Pilot Project

IATA and SFC are working with Kuehne+Nagel as a pilot customer for IATA CO2 Connect for Cargo to ensure that the tool meets the needs and requiremen­ts of freight forwarders and their customers.

“As a freight forwarder, we can attest to the value that this collaborat­ion will bring to the industry and to our customers.” said Fabiano Piccinno, Global Head of Sustainabi­lity Air Logistics at Kuehne+Nagel. “We’re happy to bring our expertise to the table and we look forward to seeing this project paving the way for future sustainabl­e solutions in aviation.”

About SFC Clean Air Transport Program

The SFC Clean Air Transport program comprises over 50 members, including airlines, freight forwarders, shippers and fuel providers. It engages in collaborat­ive actions to support aviation’s decarboniz­ation efforts.

About CO2 Connect for Air Cargo

IATA CO2 Connect for Cargo is a CO2 emission calculator for air cargo shipments, using primary data from airlines. It will be available as of Q4 2024. It considers airline specific fuel burn from both full freighter and passenger aircraft carrying belly cargo, airline specific cargo load factors, and passenger load factors to determine the correct ratio to attribute to belly cargo. That CO2 data output provided will be aligned with the IATA Recommende­d Practice 1678, plus we will provide further outputs considerin­g well-towake (WTW), CO2e and CO2/ tonne-km to meet requiremen­ts from shippers reporting in those metrics.

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