Workshop reviews means of enabling Omani projects to offset aviation emissions, promote sustainability
Muscat: Acting in cooperation with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday organised a workshop titled "Understanding and Implementing the Requirements of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) in the Sultanate of Oman".
The workshop was aimed to raise public awareness about the requirements of the CORSIA programme among stakeholders in the Sultanate of Oman.
The workshop also sought to enhance knowledge about the mechanisms of endorsing new projects based on the CORSIA programme in a manner that contributes to the realisation of economic and environmental benefits for the Sultanate of Oman. It elaborates on effects of the programme's implementation on the global carbon market system and on sustainable development efforts at the local and international levels.
The workshop outlined the CORSIA programme and its relation to the regulatory frameworks of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It also defined the requirements of compliance with the CORSIA programme and its relation to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. It also focused on case studies of eligible projects within CORSIA, with emphasis on the Global Carbon Council and related Omani projects.
The workshop dealt with ways of identifying and promoting opportunities that maximise the benefits to be gained from the Sultanate of Oman's carbon offsetting emissions in projects, integrating these initiatives in international frameworks and encouraging cooperation among stakeholders, including regulators, airlines and project developers.
The outcomes of the workshop will contribute to developing new projects approved as part of CORSIA programmes. They will also help achieve greater environmental and economic goals in the Sultanate of Oman, enhance the participants' aptitude to identify and implement eligible CORSIA initiatives and ensure that such initiatives would keep pace with the best global practices.
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