OPEN LETTER: Protect the integrity of the EU ETS; Abstain from using offset credits from HFC-23 and adipic acid projects

The document consists of open letters sent to major European airlines, specifically exemplified by a letter to Lufthansa, requesting that they avoid using industrial gas credits from HFC-23 and adipic acid projects. The authors argue that these credits lack environmental integrity, do not represent real emissions reductions, and undermine the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and the Montreal Protocol.

• The authors argue that industrial gas credits are problematic because they lack sustainable development benefits, are concentrated in emerging economies rather than least developed nations, and undermine both the Montreal Protocol and the EU's international climate objectives.
• Analysis of registered HFC-23 and N2O from adipic acid projects indicates that many generated offsets do not represent actual emissions reductions, which directly undermines the EU's emissions reduction target.
• EU Member States decided in January 2011 to ban offset credits from HFC-23 and N2O from adipic acid abatement projects from the EU ETS, with the ban scheduled to take effect on 1 May 2013.
• The authors contend that airline operators do not require the concession of a postponed ban on these credits because the aviation sector only joined the EU ETS in 2012 and the environmental issues of industrial gas projects have been known for years.

APA

Johnson, T., Hauge, F., Seitz, K., Trio, W., Creach, M., Pardee, V. P., Perry, C., Davis, A., Defranceschi, S. O., Sequeira, N., Elsworth, R., & Dings, J. (2013). OPEN LETTER: Protect the integrity of the EU ETS; Abstain from using offset credits from HFC-23 and adipic acid projects. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letter-to-airlines-abstain-from-using-industrial-gas-offsets/

Chicago

Johnson, Tim, Frederic Hauge, Klaus Seitz, Wendel Trio, Morgane Creach, Vera P. Pardee, Clare Perry, et al. OPEN LETTER: Protect the integrity of the EU ETS; Abstain from using offset credits from HFC-23 and adipic acid projects. Carbon Market Watch, 2013. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letter-to-airlines-abstain-from-using-industrial-gas-offsets/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{johnson2013open, author = {Johnson, Tim and Hauge, Frederic and Seitz, Klaus and Trio, Wendel and Creach, Morgane and Pardee, Vera P. and Perry, Clare and Davis, Andrew and Defranceschi, Seda Orhan and Sequeira, Nuno and Elsworth, Rob and Dings, Jos}, title = {{OPEN LETTER: Protect the integrity of the EU ETS; Abstain from using offset credits from HFC-23 and adipic acid projects}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2013}, month = apr, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letter-to-airlines-abstain-from-using-industrial-gas-offsets/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }