Letter to VP Sefcovic and Commissioners Bulc and Arias-Cañete on ICAO Global Market Based Measure

A coalition of European NGOs calls on the EU to intervene in ICAO negotiations to prevent the weakening of the Global Market Based Measure (GMBM). The authors demand the resolution of exemptions through fair differentiation, a strict 2020 deadline for any pilot phases, the protection of the EU's right to implement more ambitious regional measures, and the alignment of accounting methods between ICAO and the UNFCCC to avoid double counting.

• The coverage of the GMBM scheme has been reduced from approximately two-thirds to one-half of emissions above 2020 levels during the first phase, creating an "emissions gap" that Eurocontrol has not transparently quantified.
• The NGOs argue that the increase in exemptions is due to a failure to address common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) for developing countries and suggest a route-based system as a solution.
• Any proposed "pre-implementation" or "pilot" phase, such as the one suggested by Singapore, must be completed by 2020 to support the carbon neutral growth goal, and offsets from this phase should not be carried over to the main system.
• The EU must protect its sovereign right to implement regional measures more ambitious than the ICAO floor, as restrictions would undermine the EU ETS and the EU's 2030 emissions reduction targets.
• There is a need for ICAO and UNFCCC Parties to align accounting methods for emissions units to prevent double counting and ensure the GMBM exceeds existing Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement.

APA

Johnson, T., Dings, J., & Kachi, A. (2016). Letter to VP Sefcovic and Commissioners Bulc and Arias-Cañete on ICAO Global Market Based Measure. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/letter-to-vp-sefcovic-and-commissioners-bulc-and-arias-canete-on-icao-global-market-based-measure/

Chicago

Johnson, Tim, Jos Dings, and Aki Kachi. Letter to VP Sefcovic and Commissioners Bulc and Arias-Cañete on ICAO Global Market Based Measure. Carbon Market Watch, 2016. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/letter-to-vp-sefcovic-and-commissioners-bulc-and-arias-canete-on-icao-global-market-based-measure/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{johnson2016letter, author = {Johnson, Tim and Dings, Jos and Kachi, Aki}, title = {{Letter to VP Sefcovic and Commissioners Bulc and Arias-Cañete on ICAO Global Market Based Measure}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2016}, month = jun, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/letter-to-vp-sefcovic-and-commissioners-bulc-and-arias-canete-on-icao-global-market-based-measure/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }