Compensating elsewhere for growth in
aviation emissions seems a reasonable option until new technologies are available to reduce aviation's own emissions.
Not exact matches
While the term «sustainable
aviation»
seems to be spreading, the reality is that the sector's
emissions are growing unsustainably and will continue to do so.
If the
aviation industry were to buy credits of unknown quality from these voluntary markets as well, on paper it would
seem as if airlines were offsetting their
emissions, but, in practice, the atmosphere would not be fooled.
Given the heavy pressure that the
aviation industry has been under to reform its ways - its annual
emissions, around 650m tons, (almost) pale by comparison - it
seems only fair, and necessary, that governments start cracking down on the shipping industry as well.
In Mueller's words, «it would not
seem too farfetched to think that in California, at least, there could be sufficient political will to earmark some share of, say, California's
aviation revenue as a solidarity charge for the poorest and most vulnerable countries,» or that «California could decide to use part of the revenue from auctioning allowances for its
emission trading scheme.»