In light of this Friday’s Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) where the future of a global aviation measure to combat climate change will be decided, 25 NGOs from around the globe signed and sent to the ICAO’s Secretary General an open letter in which they call for the urgent need of a market-based measure to reduce CO2 emissions caused by international aviation.
Unsafe for takeoff: False solutions will not help aviation sector navigate climate crisis
The aviation industry is championing offsetting, carbon removals and other technical quick fixes to help it fly under the radar of climate action and avoid actual emissions reductions.