Robust eligibility criteria offset aviation emissions

This research paper concludes that the International Civil Aviation Organization's scheme to offset international flight emissions above 2020 levels requires robust eligibility criteria to be effective. It warns that using credits from existing Clean Development Mechanism projects could result in no additional emissions reductions and recommends limiting eligibility to new or at-risk projects.

• The International Civil Aviation Organization's global scheme for offsetting carbon dioxide emissions from international flights above 2020 levels will only compensate for emissions increases if robust eligibility criteria for offset credits are adopted.
• Allowing the unlimited use of offset credits from already implemented projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism may result in no notable emissions reductions beyond those that would occur anyway, failing to incentivize new investments or reward previous ones, because supply from these projects alone could exceed the scheme's demand.
• To ensure effectiveness, the paper recommends limiting offset eligibility to new projects or those that risk stopping greenhouse gas abatement if they do not receive further support.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Robust eligibility criteria offset aviation emissions. https://www.sei.org/publications/robust-eligibility-criteria-offset-aviation-emissions/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Robust eligibility criteria offset aviation emissions. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/robust-eligibility-criteria-offset-aviation-emissions/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019robust, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Robust eligibility criteria offset aviation emissions}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/robust-eligibility-criteria-offset-aviation-emissions/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }