Record aviation emissions bolster case for wider EU ETS, report says
European aviation emissions rose to a record high in 2025 while airlines avoided more than €8.5 billion in emissions costs, strengthening the case for extending the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to all departing flights, according to a report published Friday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Investors seeking ‘golden credit’ to hedge their bets in fast-evolving carbon markets -expert
Carbon investors are increasingly seeking projects that can supply a “golden credit” with multiple routes to market due to uncertainty about how demand will evolve, according to a ratings agency.
Read MorePhase 1 CORSIA supply on target to hit 154 mln carbon credits -report
Some 154 million credits are likely to be insured and authorised in time for CORSIA’s Phase 1 deadline for meeting offsetting obligations, according to a data aggregator.
Read MoreTighter EU CORSIA carbon credit criteria could exclude vast majority of cookstoves from European buyers -analysts
A possible EU crackdown on the use of certain carbon credits by the bloc’s airlines could wipe out more than 90% of the cookstove offsets currently available to European buyers under the CORSIA global aviation emissions offsetting scheme, according to new analysis.
Read MoreIATA launches deferred payment window on ACE to ease airlines’ CORSIA compliance burden
Global airline trade body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a deferred payment facility on its Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE), aiming to ease liquidity constraints for carriers facing mounting compliance demand under CORSIA.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Record CORSIA retirements, CCP price premium lift mood amid thin overall supply and demand
A mixed picture emerged for voluntary carbon market (VCM) participants in April, with lower overall supply and demand figures but positive data for units with either a CORSIA or Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label, while benchmark indices showed healthy price increases across the most popular projects.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Tough EU CORSIA carbon credit criteria could dramatically shift market
The European Commission’s provisional approach to CORSIA credit eligibility for its operators has provoked a strong reaction across the carbon market, with participants warning that the tight criteria under consideration would dramatically tighten supply for European airlines and create a bifurcated market.
Read MoreOver-reliance on SAF under CORSIA could significantly hurt LAC air traffic, report says
Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) aviation sector could face steep traffic losses if net zero targets and compliance with the UN’s CORSIA decarbonisation scheme rely too heavily on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), even as SAF production looks promising for the region, according to a recent industry-backed study.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA curve falls amid jet fuel crisis, carbon credit issuance levels crash lower year-on-year
CORSIA prices dropped last week amid the global jet fuel crisis, although the latest leaked memo from Brussels about tightening carbon credit restrictions for the international aviation offsetting scheme has also played a role, analysts said.
Read MoreIntermediate crops for SAF not a quick fix for EU’s airlines -study
Biofuel crops grown between food harvest cycles or on low-quality land, so-called ‘intermediate crops’, is not an easy win for the aviation sector in Europe, warns a new study.
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