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EU proposes extending ETS coverage to some long-haul flights as CORSIA falls short

Published 16:47 on July 17, 2026 / Last updated at 17:09 on July 17, 2026 / and / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The European Commission has proposed extending the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover some international flights from 2029, as well as all business jet travel to and from the bloc, after concluding that ICAO’s global carbon offsetting scheme CORSIA had failed to deliver.
The European Commission has proposed extending the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to cover some international flights from 2029, as well as all business jet travel to and from the bloc, after concluding that ICAO’s global carbon offsetting scheme CORSIA had failed to deliver.


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