Joint NGO letter to IATA: Airlines shouldn't use Montreal Resolution to undermine domestic European climate ambition

The document argues that replacing the EU ETS with CORSIA for European flights would significantly reduce climate ambition and breach the Paris Agreement. It criticizes CORSIA for lacking legally binding status until 2027, relying solely on offsets, and lacking in-sector reduction requirements. The authors demand that the EU ETS cover all domestic and international flights from 2017 unless CORSIA is substantially strengthened in its targets, legal binding date, accounting rules, and in-sector reduction requirements.

• The NGOs argue that replacing the EU ETS with CORSIA for flights within Europe would reduce the emissions reduction obligation for airlines in Europe by three quarters and constitute a breach of the Paris Agreement.
• CORSIA is criticized for being inconsistent with Paris Agreement temperature goals, lacking in-sector reduction requirements, and not being legally binding until at least 2027.
• The authors state that the EU ETS should cover all domestic and international flights from 2017 unless ICAO member states implement four specific improvements to CORSIA: increasing targets to align with Paris commitments, making it legally binding from 2021, including comprehensive accounting and quality rules, and requiring substantial in-sector reductions.

APA

Todts, W. (2017). Joint NGO letter to IATA: Airlines shouldn't use Montreal Resolution to undermine domestic European climate ambition. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-ngo-letter-to-iata-airlines-shouldnt-use-montreal-resolution-to-undermine-domestic-european-climate-ambition/

Chicago

Todts, William. Joint NGO letter to IATA: Airlines shouldn't use Montreal Resolution to undermine domestic European climate ambition. Carbon Market Watch, 2017. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-ngo-letter-to-iata-airlines-shouldnt-use-montreal-resolution-to-undermine-domestic-european-climate-ambition/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Todts |first1=William |title=Joint NGO letter to IATA: Airlines shouldn't use Montreal Resolution to undermine domestic European climate ambition |publisher=Carbon Market Watch |date=16 February 2017 |url=https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-ngo-letter-to-iata-airlines-shouldnt-use-montreal-resolution-to-undermine-domestic-european-climate-ambition/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{todts2017joint, author = {Todts, William}, title = {{Joint NGO letter to IATA: Airlines shouldn't use Montreal Resolution to undermine domestic European climate ambition}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-ngo-letter-to-iata-airlines-shouldnt-use-montreal-resolution-to-undermine-domestic-european-climate-ambition/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }