The European Commission and EUROCONTROL have launched NEATS – the Non-CO2 Aviation Effects Tracking System – a new IT tool for monitoring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) the non-CO2 climate impacts of aviation. Developed under the Cooperation Agreement between EUROCONTROL and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), the first version of NEATS is now available for aircraft operators. It enables them to provide data that they measured and/or monitored (‘primary data’), which serve as inputs to the models required to calculate the non-CO2 impact of flights.
Aircraft operators have already tested the system by uploading files and exploring its functions. They can now set up accounts and input primary data such as flight trajectories, engine identifiers, aircraft mass and fuel flow.
The next releases of NEATS are planned to be made available by the end of the year, completing the MRV framework. Version two will allow for business validation of primary data and the non-CO2 aviation effects calculations, while version three will add further reporting capabilities. The third version will also introduce dedicated interfaces for the aircraft operators, verifiers and competent authorities. Updated user guidance for NEATS will be made available in conjunction with the upcoming updates of the tool.
NEATS is a key step towards a formalised and coherent process to address aviation’s full climate impact and improve the sector’s sustainability. By streamlining and, where possible, automating the monitoring, reporting and verification process for non-CO2 aviation effects – such as contrails and nitrogen oxides (NOx) – the tool will support the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Directive and reinforce the EU’s role as a global leader in climate innovation.
NEATS can be accessed at https://neats.eurocontrol.int/
For registration, please contact neats
eurocontrol [dot] int (neats[at]eurocontrol[dot]int)
