Americas > Mayday: Weak ambition, Chinese backtracking threaten future of CORSIA global aviation offset scheme

Mayday: Weak ambition, Chinese backtracking threaten future of CORSIA global aviation offset scheme

Published 20:22 on June 29, 2018  /  Last updated at 20:59 on June 29, 2018  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Shipping, South & Central, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

Fears are mounting that ICAO’s international aviation offsetting mechanism could collapse well before its 2021 start as China backtracks and other nations resist, while the scheme’s rules get severely weakened or delayed by infighting.
Fears are mounting that ICAO’s international aviation offsetting mechanism could collapse well before its 2021 start as China backtracks and other nations resist, while the scheme’s rules get severely weakened or delayed by infighting.


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