Joint briefing by Carbon Market Watch and Transport and Environment

This briefing contends that the CORSIA global offsetting mechanism for aviation is too weak to incentivize efficiency and calls for additional European-level measures to ensure the sector contributes fairly to climate goals.

• CORSIA is unlikely to incentivize greater efficiency for aircraft manufacturers and airlines because its costs are significantly lower than the price volatility of jet fuel; research by the International Council for Clean Transport estimates costs at 0.4% of fuel costs in the 2020s and 1.1% in the 2030s.
• The authors express concerns that the overall CORSIA agreement relies exclusively on offsetting and has a weak target, both of which contradict EU climate policies.
• The briefing warns that the current drafting of rules and ICAO's decision-making process may fail to ensure the purchase of credible offsets or prevent the crediting of poor-quality alternative fuels.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2018). Joint briefing by Carbon Market Watch and Transport and Environment. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/briefing-european-parliament-environment-committee-draft-rules-global-aviation-offsetting-mechanism/

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Joint briefing by Carbon Market Watch and Transport and Environment. 2018. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/briefing-european-parliament-environment-committee-draft-rules-global-aviation-offsetting-mechanism/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carbonmarketwatch2018joint, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Joint briefing by Carbon Market Watch and Transport and Environment}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2018}, month = feb, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/briefing-european-parliament-environment-committee-draft-rules-global-aviation-offsetting-mechanism/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }