The global aviation industry faces a looming shortage of carbon credits to meet operators’ obligations under the CORSIA carbon market. Only a fraction of the volume of credits required has been issued so far, potentially leaving airlines short, as well as threatening the functioning of CORSIA. Airline industry groups are urging governments to authorise projects quickly to ramp up the supply of credits.
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Refers to sectors in which greenhouse gas emissions are difficult to reduce. Includes industries such as iron and steel, cement, refining, chemicals, shipping, aviation and heavy duty trucks.
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A set of 10 principles put forward by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) which define high-quality carbon credits, focused on aspects such as governance, tracking, verifiability and additionality.
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