Robust eligibility criteria offset aviation emissions

The paper assesses the International Civil Aviation Organization's scheme to offset international flight emissions above 2020 levels, concluding that without strict eligibility criteria, the scheme may fail to produce additional emissions reductions. It warns that allowing unlimited credits from existing Clean Development Mechanism projects could result in no new abatement. The author recommends limiting eligibility to new projects or those at risk of discontinuation.

• The International Civil Aviation Organization's global scheme for offsetting carbon dioxide emissions from international flights above 2020 levels will only be effective if robust eligibility criteria for offset credits are adopted.
• Allowing the unlimited use of offset credits from previously implemented greenhouse gas abatement projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism could lead to a situation where no notable emissions reductions occur beyond what would have happened regardless, failing to incentivize new investments.
• To ensure effectiveness, the paper suggests that eligibility for offset credits should be restricted to new projects or those that might stop 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} }