COP25 outcome puts pressure on ICAO to ensure robust rules for aviation carbon market

by Gilles Dufrasne2050 climate strategiesPosted on Comments are Disabled

The failure to agree on robust rules to prevent double-counting at the UN climate change conference puts the UN aviation body in a difficult spot as it defines which programmes will be eligible under the future aviation offsetting scheme. It will be paramount to guarantee that airlines will only be allowed to use good quality …

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Aviation needs a credible long-term climate strategy 

by Gilles DufrasneAviationPosted on Comments are Disabled

The UN aviation body must urgently set robust, science-based long-term climate targets if the industry wants to win back the confidence of both investors and customers. Many Europeans are losing patience with airlines’ defensive attitude towards the aviation industry’s climate impact and are taking matters into their own hands – by choosing not to fly.  …

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