Recommendations for APA Items 3, 5 and 6 as they relate to the market-based measure established by ICAO

Carbon Market Watch argues that the ICAO's CORSIA scheme must be integrated into the Paris Agreement's transparency and reporting mechanisms. The author recommends that NDCs include sections on contributions outside the UNFCCC, that national inventories be adjusted to prevent double counting of offsets, and that aviation emissions and CORSIA progress be included in the global stocktake and synthesis reports.

• The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is designed to offset annual CO2 emission increases from civil aviation above 2020 levels. It will remain voluntary until 2026, after which it becomes mandatory for all countries except Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), unless they volunteer.
• There is a risk that NDCs could be undermined by double claiming offsets in host countries and CORSIA. To prevent this, Carbon Market Watch recommends that NDCs include a specific section for contributions made outside the UNFCCC and that states make corresponding adjustments to national inventories when emission reductions in a host country are used for other international climate targets.
• The synthesis report should be updated to reflect that only approximately three-quarters of ICAO's carbon neutral growth goal (CNG2020) is expected to be achieved between 2021 and 2035, because not all states committed to participate and emissions from exempted LDCs and SIDS were not redistributed.
• To ensure environmental integrity and transparency, national communications, biennial reports, and updates under the Transparency Framework should reflect offset contributions to ICAO. This includes providing annual reports on offsets surrendered under CORSIA and explaining how double counting with NDCs was avoided.
• The global stocktake must include the impacts and actions of the aviation sector, specifically reporting both fuel burn and offsets purchased under CORSIA, as aviation emissions are projected to quadruple by 2050.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2016). Recommendations for APA Items 3, 5 and 6 as they relate to the market-based measure established by ICAO. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aviation_COP22_recommendations_FINAL.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Recommendations for APA Items 3, 5 and 6 as they relate to the market-based measure established by ICAO. 2016. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aviation_COP22_recommendations_FINAL.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2016recommendations, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Recommendations for APA Items 3, 5 and 6 as they relate to the market-based measure established by ICAO}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2016}, month = nov, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aviation_COP22_recommendations_FINAL.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }