European NGOs are deeply concerned at the continuing lack of progress at ICAO towards an agreement to implement a global market-based measure addressing international aviation emissions. The next weeks leading up to the 38th Assembly are critical and we ask the EU to take account of NGO concerns set out in the attachment and to continue to press for a robust outcome.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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