Americas > EU lawmakers urge California to reject REDD, fearing wider use by airlines under CORSIA

EU lawmakers urge California to reject REDD, fearing wider use by airlines under CORSIA

Published 20:59 on April 24, 2019  /  Last updated at 08:53 on April 25, 2019  / Ben Garside /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, US, Voluntary

California should reject the use of REDD tropical forest protection credits under its carbon market because it won’t ensure emission cuts and could pave the way for much greater use by airlines under the UN’s CORSIA offsetting mechanism, a cross-party group of EU lawmakers warned on Wednesday.
California should reject the use of REDD tropical forest protection credits under its carbon market because it won’t ensure emission cuts and could pave the way for much greater use by airlines under the UN’s CORSIA offsetting mechanism, a cross-party group of EU lawmakers warned on Wednesday.


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