Time for ICAO to open climate change black box

The author criticizes the ICAO for developing the CORSIA offsetting scheme behind closed doors, warning that a lack of coordination with the UNFCCC could lead to double-counting of emission reductions and undermine the Paris Agreement. The text calls for the European Union to advocate for public participation and transparency in the aviation body's decision-making process.

• The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has established a global offsetting scheme, known as CORSIA, to compensate for a portion of increasing aviation emissions starting in 2020.
• There is a significant risk that aviation and states may claim the same offsetting projects due to a lack of agreed rules between ICAO and the UNFCCC, which could invalidate emission reductions used for Paris Agreement pledges.
• The decision-making process for CORSIA is opaque, lacking public participation and access to critical rules regarding accounting and UNFCCC unit eligibility, despite the scheme's potential impact on the Paris Agreement.
• The author urges the European Union and its member states, as signatories of the Aarhus Convention, to use their positions on the ICAO Council to demand transparency and public discussion regarding CORSIA.

APA

Perlman, K. (2017). Time for ICAO to open climate change black box. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2017/10/25/time-icao-open-climate-change-black-box/

Chicago

Perlman, Kelsey. Time for ICAO to open climate change black box. Carbon Market Watch, 2017. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2017/10/25/time-icao-open-climate-change-black-box/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{perlman2017time, author = {Perlman, Kelsey}, title = {{Time for ICAO to open climate change black box}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2017/10/25/time-icao-open-climate-change-black-box/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }