RAS question
India's Sustainable Aviation Fuel blending targets notified under the ATF Regulation Order, 2001 align with which international scheme?
Correct answer: (C) ICAO CORSIA.
India's Sustainable Aviation Fuel blending targets under the ATF Control Order align with ICAO's CORSIA, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation.
Explanation
The PIB release says the Government amended the Aviation Turbine Fuel (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001 to bring ATF blended with Sustainable Aviation Fuel within the ATF Control Order. It links this move to ICAO's CORSIA, which applies to international aviation emissions and enters its mandatory phase from 2027. The same release states that SAF use can reduce offsetting requirements under CORSIA, and records India's indicative SAF blending targets for international flights: 1% in 2027, 2% in 2028 and 5% in 2030. That is why the relevant international scheme is ICAO CORSIA, not a broader climate pledge or a shipping or refrigerant-control instrument.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) UNFCCC NDC pledges cover wider national climate commitments, while the cited PIB release specifically links the SAF targets to ICAO's international aviation scheme, CORSIA.
- (B) The Kigali Amendment concerns HFCs, whereas the question and source are about SAF-blended aviation turbine fuel and international aviation emissions.
- (D) IMO MARPOL Annex VI deals with shipping emissions, not aviation fuel blending targets under the ATF Control Order.
Concept
This tests the Environment and Ecology link between domestic clean-fuel regulation and international sector-specific climate schemes. It recurs in RAS because aviation, shipping and refrigerants sit under different global regimes, and the options are designed to trap loose matching.