Africa > Premature to allow soil carbon credits under UN’s CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme, green group argues

Premature to allow soil carbon credits under UN’s CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme, green group argues

Published 16:59 on November 17, 2023  /  Last updated at 16:59 on November 17, 2023  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Allowing soil carbon credits to be surrendered during the initial phases of ICAO’s CORSIA scheme for international aviation would be premature due to the project type’s lack of MRV standards and a “realistic, defensible” baseline for estimating emissions, a US-based green group has claimed.
Allowing soil carbon credits to be surrendered during the initial phases of ICAO’s CORSIA scheme for international aviation would be premature due to the project type’s lack of MRV standards and a “realistic, defensible” baseline for estimating emissions, a US-based green group has claimed.


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