Reducing aviation emission in the EU

The document outlines the European Union's attempts to regulate international aviation emissions through the EU-ETS and the subsequent 'stop the clock' derogations following pressure from China, India, and the US. It notes that ICAO is considering market-based measures (MBM) for post-2020 CO2 emissions, with a decision expected in 2016. Carbon Market Watch urges the EU to resume including all flights in its cap-and-trade scheme if ICAO does not implement ambitious global targets and measures by 2016.

• The EU initially decided in 2012 that all flights arriving to and departing from the EU would be included in the EU-ETS, but later implemented a 'stop the clock' derogation in April 2013 that temporarily halted the inclusion of intercontinental flights throughout 2013 due to pressure from the US, China, and India.
• In September 2013, the ICAO council agreed to consider developing market-based measures (MBM) for international flight CO2 emissions to start after 2020, with a final decision on the establishment of such a global MBM scheduled for the 2016 ICAO assembly.
• The EU extended the 'stop the clock' derogation in spring 2014 until after the 2016 ICAO assembly, maintaining that a global approach is its preferred option.

APA

CMW (2014). Reducing aviation emission in the EU. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2014/09/10/reducing-aviation-emission-in-the-eu/

Chicago

CMW. Reducing aviation emission in the EU. Carbon Market Watch, 2014. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2014/09/10/reducing-aviation-emission-in-the-eu/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cmw2014reducing, author = {CMW}, title = {{Reducing aviation emission in the EU}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2014}, month = sep, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2014/09/10/reducing-aviation-emission-in-the-eu/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }