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

Carbon Market Watch and a coalition of environmental organizations call on Germanwings to avoid using industrial gas offset credits, arguing that such credits lack environmental integrity and undermine EU climate objectives.

• The authors argue that industrial gas credits, specifically those from HFC-23 and N2O from adipic acid abatement projects, undermine the Montreal Protocol and the international climate objectives of the EU.
• Industrial gas credits are criticized for lacking sustainable development benefits and being concentrated in emerging economies instead of the least developed nations.
• Analysis indicates that many offsets from HFC-23 and N2O from adipic acid projects do not represent real emissions reductions, thereby undermining the EU's emissions reduction target.
• A decision endorsed by EU Member States in January 2011 to ban offset credits from HFC-23 and N2O from adipic acid projects from the EU ETS is scheduled to take effect on 1 May 2013.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2013). OPEN LETTER: Protect the integrity of the EU ETS; Abstain from using offset credits from HFC-23 and adipic acid projects. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Open_Letters-to-arilines_Industrial-Gases_FINAL-Germanwings.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. OPEN LETTER: Protect the integrity of the EU ETS; Abstain from using offset credits from HFC-23 and adipic acid projects. 2013. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Open_Letters-to-arilines_Industrial-Gases_FINAL-Germanwings.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Carbon Market Watch |title=OPEN LETTER: Protect the integrity of the EU ETS; Abstain from using offset credits from HFC-23 and adipic acid projects |date=12 April 2013 |url=https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Open_Letters-to-arilines_Industrial-Gases_FINAL-Germanwings.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2013open, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, 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/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Open_Letters-to-arilines_Industrial-Gases_FINAL-Germanwings.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }