Implementing act on MRV

9 July 2024: In response to the revision of the EU ETS, the European Commission has published a draft implementing act to update the rules for the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) scheme.

A feedback period will be open until 29 July.

25 June 2024: Starting in January 2025, the EU will require airlines to report emissions of soot, nitrogen oxides and water vapour, in addition to CO2. During the summer, the Commission will share an Implementing regulation act, and during ERA's recent Environmental and Social Group meeting, DG CLIMA announced that the plan is to exempt long-haul flights from monitoring non-CO2 emissions after international carriers lobbied for an opt out.

Despite the significant impact of non-CO2 emissions on global warming, the draft proposal excludes international flights from these rules until 2027, applying only to flights within Europe. This aligns with current EU rules, which are due for reassessment in 2026.