IATA and 123Carbon announced a strategic collaboration to develop interoperability between their respective Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) registries.
Both organizations believe the interoperability will increase transparency, avoid emissions reporting errors—including double issuance—and streamline certificate management across SAF registries.
The collaboration between IATA and 123Carbon will focus on three key elements, which are having a unique identifier between registries, having a joint dispute resolution process and agreeing on an information exchange to avoid double issuance problems.
“User trust is essential. The transparency that comes with interoperability will ensure that our registries can function cohesively to maximize SAF’s potential to support aviation’s decarbonization,” said Marie Owens Thomsen, IATA’s Senior Vice President Sustainability and Chief Economist.
“The broader the alignment among registry providers, the better. We welcome all entities active in this field to work with IATA and 123Carbon towards global interoperability between all registries.”
IATA and 123Carbon will seek engagement with other SAF stakeholders to join this initiative to deepen the interaction between registries.
The IATA SAF Registry will launch in April 2025 with the aim to facilitate the broadest possible use of SAF in aviation’s decarbonization by standardizing the market for SAF certificates.
With over 50 global users, 123Carbon is the first independent platform for carbon insetting across all transport modes.
It supports fuel suppliers, fleet operators, forwarders and cargo owners in the issuance, management and transfer of Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs) across all modalities and all technologies, including SAF.
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