IATA has entered collaborations with British Airways and Microsoft to further enhance the accuracy of IATA “CO2 Connect for Cargo”, which will provide accurate and consistent carbon emissions calculations for passenger flights.
British Airways will be contributing flight-level fuel burn data of its approximately 700 daily flights to IATA CO2 Connect. Carrie Harris, director of sustainability at British Airways said: “At British Airways, transparency and consistency are essential to our sustainability efforts. By sharing our flight-level fuel burn data with IATA CO2 Connect, we’re enhancing the accuracy of CO2 emissions calculations and ensuring access, to reliable, clear information. It's crucial for the entire industry to align on these standards, and collaboration is key.”
Microsoft - building on its existing relationship with British Airways - will also contribute to the development of IATA CO2 Connect for Cargo by providing technical guidance and by becoming one of the first pilot testers of the service.
“Strong relationships, including those announced today with British Airways and Microsoft, will help make IATA CO2 Connect for Cargo a more powerful and more accurate tool. The world is watching as aviation progresses on the challenging journey of decarbonisation,” said Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA’s senior vice president sustainability and chief economist.
She added: “Our common aim is to have the most accurate data about aviation’s carbon emissions. That will help the industry’s customers in managing and reporting their carbon footprints and it will inform the many strategic decisions that airlines will need to make for their own decarbonisation."
IATA CO2 Connect for Cargo will be available in the first financial quarter of 2025, distributed across quote & book systems, freight forwarders, shippers and airlines.
