We are delighted to be able to offer a number of services to assist Aircraft Operators with their compliance obligations, whether this is for the EU ETS, Swiss ETS, CORSIA or the forthcoming UK ETS scheme. Our services are available for operators classed as either small or large emitters.

Fully Comprehensive Service

By far the most popular service that we offer, the Fully Comprehensive Compliance Service deals with everything required for an operator to achieve full compliance with the aviation emissions scheme. The service is actually a combination of all of our individual services as listed below. In essence, this means that we take over the process from you and represent you to your Competent Authority, ensuring that all steps are completed successfully and well within deadlines. We liaise directly with all participatory organisations/member states on your behalf to ensure full compliance, and keep you fully updated of progress. As with our other services, the charge is retrospective – no up-front payment is required and an invoice will only be issued once full compliance has been achieved and the work has been completed to your satisfaction.

Data Cleanse and Correction

We at AES understand that, despite best efforts by all parties, errors will creep into flight data. These can arise for a variety of reasons and can cause difficulty and confusion, particularly during verification. We offer our unique Data Cleanse & Correction service, which is predominantly aimed at large emitter clients, but can be used by any operator. The service is designed to analyse your flight data, identify data errors and unexpected data values, report these to you, and replace them with agreed corrected values. This will ensure that the data analysis element of the verification process will run smoothly by reducing any findings, which can otherwise induce delays and have an impact on reporting deadlines. Once your data has undergone our Data Cleanse and Correction process, we can then liaise with the verifier of your choice to take this onerous and stressful activity off your hands.  For large emitter clients, verifiers recommend that a ‘pre-verification check’ takes place prior to verification to ensure that the verification process can be conducted in an organised and timely manner, and this is what the Data Cleanse and Correction service provides.

Creation of an Aircraft Operator’s Holding Account and registry registration (EU ETS)

Registration to the EU Registry is probably the step that is causing operators the most problems within the aviation EU ETS process. The major issue is that two individuals need to be nominated to administer the account, and each of these is required to provide a host of invasive personal and legal information (e.g. passport details, criminal records checks, bank account details). These details have to be legally notarised, which can be particularly difficult and time-consuming for those not resident in the Member State they have been assigned to, as these often have to be legally certified via diplomatic/ambassadorial channels. For the vast majority of Member States we can handle this step for you by using our own appointed Authorised Representatives, absolving you of any need to engage with this onerous process.

Calculation and submission of an Annual Emissions Report (AER)

Our service includes the validation and analysis of your flight information, calculation of CO² emissions and related figures, production of a detailed report and submission of the calculations to the Competent Authority on your behalf. These will then be available for verification.

Verification

Once the annual CO² emissions have been calculated they will need to be verified by an authorised, independent verification company. We can arrange this for you by appointing an accredited verification company and liaising with them to ensure that the submission and verification process is successful.

Creation and operation of a Carbon Credit Broking Account

Once your annual CO² emissions have been calculated and verified, carbon credits equal to the number of tonnes of CO² emitted during the reporting year must be purchased through specialised brokers, then surrendered within the EU Registry. This is an involved process that will require the need for Authorised Representatives to carry out and finalise the necessary transactions. We can open and maintain a carbon credit account on your behalf, purchase carbon credits upon your instruction or as and when they become required, and surrender them as necessary.

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