Aviation needs a credible long-term climate strategy

The aviation sector lacks an official international climate target, with emissions growing exponentially and projected to increase by 300% by 2050 compared to 2015. The author criticizes CORSIA as a weak measure and warns that recognizing it as the sole global market-based measure could undermine the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

• Civil aviation is the only global sector without an official climate target; the industry's goal of a 50% reduction by 2050 relies on offsets and is not an international agreement.
• Aviation CO2 emissions account for 2.5% of global CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to all emissions from Germany. Non-CO2 impacts, such as contrails, can multiply this effect by 2 to 4 times but have been ignored in climate policies.
• ICAO projects a 300% increase in aviation emissions by 2050 relative to 2015, though 2018 growth rates already exceeded ICAO projections by 70%.
• The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is described as a weak tool that serves as an excuse for inaction. There is a risk that recognizing CORSIA as the only global market-based measure would allow airlines to dismantle the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

APA

Dufrasne, G. (2019). Aviation needs a credible long-term climate strategy. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2019/09/24/aviation-needs-a-credible-long-term-climate-strategy/

Chicago

Dufrasne, Gilles. Aviation needs a credible long-term climate strategy. Carbon Market Watch, 2019. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2019/09/24/aviation-needs-a-credible-long-term-climate-strategy/.

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BibTeX

@misc{dufrasne2019aviation, author = {Dufrasne, Gilles}, title = {{Aviation needs a credible long-term climate strategy}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2019/09/24/aviation-needs-a-credible-long-term-climate-strategy/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }