Cabin cross check: Safety criteria for aviations market-based measure

The document argues that international aviation emissions, which account for approximately 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, are projected to grow by up to 300% by 2050 if unaddressed. It advocates for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to transform its aspirational carbon-neutral growth from 2020 levels (CNG 2020) into a legally binding floor. The briefing proposes a robust GMBM that mandates high environmental and social integrity for carbon credits, utilizes a 'negative list' to exclude harmful project types, and implements strict monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) to prevent double counting. It further recommends that the GMBM eventually evolve into a cap-and-trade scheme and generate climate finance for developing countries via mechanisms like the Green Climate Fund.

• International aviation emissions are projected to increase significantly, potentially trebling between 2005 and 2050, and currently account for about 4.9% of all global warming.
• The 2020 carbon neutral growth goal (CNG 2020) should be established as a legally binding floor for the entire aviation sector, with reviews every three years to increase ambition.
• To maintain target integrity, the GMBM must limit exceptions for new entrants and compensate for developing country exemptions through increased efforts by other participants.
• The GMBM must employ a 'negative list' to ban ineligible project types that cause environmental or social harm, specifically including fossil fuel power plants, nuclear facilities, hydroelectric projects larger than 20MW, LULUCF/REDD+ projects, HFC-23 and N2O destruction, and geological CO2 capture.
• Strict monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) and accounting procedures are required to prevent the double counting of emissions reductions across aircraft operators and Nationally Determined Contributions.
• The GMBM presents an opportunity to generate revenue for climate finance for developing countries, potentially utilizing the Sustainable Development Mechanism for the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
• In the medium term, the GMBM should transition into a cap-and-trade scheme featuring a stringent cap and a declining limit on the use of offsets.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2016). Cabin cross check: Safety criteria for aviations market-based measure. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NC-Climate-Action-for-the-jet-set-INFOGRAPHIC-WEB.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Cabin cross check: Safety criteria for aviations market-based measure. 2016. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NC-Climate-Action-for-the-jet-set-INFOGRAPHIC-WEB.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carbonmarketwatch2016cabin, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Cabin cross check: Safety criteria for aviations market-based measure}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2016}, month = may, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NC-Climate-Action-for-the-jet-set-INFOGRAPHIC-WEB.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }