Take-off Toolkit: Acting on Aviation Emissions

The document argues that international aviation emissions grew by over 75% between 1990 and 2012 and could increase by 300% by 2050 under a business-as-usual scenario. It critiques the ICAO's proposed global market-based mechanism (GMBM), which aims for 'carbon neutral growth 2020' starting in 2021, citing concerns over lack of transparency, non-binding goals, and low environmental standards. Carbon Market Watch recommends that the GMBM include mandatory targets, a 'negative list' of ineligible project types (such as fossil fuel power plants and most LULUCF projects), and strict credit quality criteria to ensure real and permanent emission reductions.

• International aviation emissions increased by more than 75% from 1990 to 2012, and in 2014, the sector's CO2 emissions exceeded the combined emissions of the 129 lowest emitting countries, representing 4.9% of global yearly greenhouse gas emissions.
• Under a business-as-usual scenario, aviation emissions are projected to grow by up to 300% by 2050.
• The ICAO's proposed global market-based mechanism (GMBM), intended for adoption in October 2016 and implementation in 2021, aims to offset all emission growth above 2020 levels, though the current goal is aspirational and non-binding.
• Carbon Market Watch recommends a 'negative list' of ineligible project types for the GMBM to ensure environmental integrity, specifically excluding fossil fuel power plants, nuclear facilities, hydroelectric projects over 20MW, most LULUCF projects (except peat land rewetting), certain HFC-23 and N2O destruction projects, and geological CO2 capture and sequestration.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2016). Take-off Toolkit: Acting on Aviation Emissions. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Aviation-Take-off-Toolkit.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Take-off Toolkit: Acting on Aviation Emissions. 2016. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Aviation-Take-off-Toolkit.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carbonmarketwatch2016takeoff, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Take-off Toolkit: Acting on Aviation Emissions}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2016}, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Aviation-Take-off-Toolkit.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }