EU urged to expand ETS to international flights as kerosene shock reignites aviation climate debate

Published 10:18 on June 19, 2026 / Last updated at 10:18 on June 19, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The EU should resist calls to weaken aviation climate policies in response to the recent kerosene price shock and instead extend its ETS to cover all flights departing the bloc from 2027, according to a policy paper published this week.
The EU should resist calls to weaken aviation climate policies in response to the recent kerosene price shock and instead extend its ETS to cover all flights departing the bloc from 2027, according to a policy paper published this week.


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