ICAOverified 2026-06-14voluntary-carbon

CORSIA — ICAO Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation

Latest version · Phase 2 (2027–2029) — additional offset programmes approved Oct 2025

Indian use case

Air India, IndiGo, Vistara/AI Express and other Indian carriers face CORSIA reporting under DGCA. India is a CORSIA volunteer participant from 2027 (Phase 2). Indian carriers source eligible units from ART TREES, Verra and Gold Standard registries.

Key points

Pilot 2021–2023, First Phase 2024–2026 (voluntary), Second Phase 2027–2035 (mandatory for participants).
Eligible programmes (Phase 2): ART TREES, Verra VCS, Gold Standard, ACR, CAR, Global Carbon Council and others.
Offsets must show real, additional, permanent, no double-counting, and corresponding adjustments under Article 6.

Sources

Related Indian regulation

Updated NDCMoEFCC
Indi's 2022 update commits to a 45% GDP-emissions intensity reduction by 2030 (vs 2005), 50% non-fossil installed capacity by 2030, and a 2.5–3 GtCO2e cumulative carbon sink. The Mar 2026 update raises ambition to roughly 47% intensity cut and 60% non-fossil capacity by 2035. The Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS, 2022) outlines pathways for power, transport, industry, urban, forests, finance.

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