Presidential pardon gives no-cost airlines the all clear
Expanding the EU ETS to all departing EEA flights, including those operated by US airlines, is crucial to generate much needed revenue and spark aviation’s green transition.
With or without penalties, CORSIA doesn’t score for the climate
The International Civil Aviation Organisation hailed its Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) as a global, harmonised answer to aviation’s growing climate impact. Yet the reality is very different: patchy enforcement, limited coverage, and heavy reliance on problematic offsetting with carbon credits.
Limousines of the sky: EU must make private jet travellers pay for their pollution
Despite being the most climate-damaging form of travel, private jet use has reached record highs, yet most flights are exempt from paying a carbon price, and all are exempt from fuel taxes. This must end.
Fuelling the future: Financing sustainable transport through expanded EU carbon market
The European Commission’s Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) is a promising step towards promoting cleaner fuels in aviation and maritime transport. However, directing revenue from the EU Emissions Trading System towards these sectors should go hand in hand with expanding the EU ETS to cover all shipping and aviation emissions.
Sky polluters, time to chip in… Citizens, time to cash in!
In this policy briefing, CMW presents the main findings and shares our policy recommendations for how the EU should consider aviation carbon pricing.
Sky polluters, time to chip in… Citizens, time to cash in! – study
By confronting the aviation industry’s full climate impact, our research shows that by applying the polluter-pays principle and expanding carbon pricing to non-covered aviation climate impacts, there could be a tenfold increase in EU ETS revenues between 2025 and 2040 from the aviation sector.
US and international pressure got aviation a 13-year pass on climate – now the EU must end it
The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), which requires polluters to pay for their emissions, was a world first, yet international aviation emissions are still exempt from ETS pricing despite their huge climate damage. The EU must now bring international aviation back under regulation, stand up for its values and reaffirm its role as a global climate action leader.
Defending EU sovereignty and values in response to US trade pressure
In 2012, it was undoubtedly the main reason for backing down: the EU had dropped its plan to cover all flights departing from and arriving in Europe under its carbon market scheme, following intense pressure from industry and major economies, not least the United States. It was the infamous ‘stop the clock’ to the full scope under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
EU must protect flagship climate policies against Big Oil’s green fuel failure and aviation sector attacks
The demand of airlines to ground or delay two flagship EU climate policies for the aviation sector would result in soaring emissions, delay decarbonisation and hurt the European Union’s efforts to become a clean tech leader. The EU must hold steady on its course.
