Eventually all global emissions must be zero but we can win time with a “net” approach if we do a proper climate accounting. The report of Working Group III of the IPCC says “meeting the long-term temperature objective in the Paris Agreement implies a rapid turn to an accelerating decline of greenhouse gas emissions towards…
Tag: offsets
CO2-compensatie van vliegen blijft rol spelen bij halen klimaatdoelen
De ICAO Council (de VN-organisatie voor de burgerluchtvaart) heeft op 30 juni besloten de verplichte compensatie voor de groei van CO2 voor de pilotfase 2021-2023 af te zwakken, omdat de sector door COVID-19 zwaar getroffen is. Om de luchtvaart toch aan het Parijs Akkoord bij te laten dragen, zullen landen en de EU een tandje…
Changing the CORSIA offset baseline breaks trust and is a blow to carbon markets
Changing the CORSIA *) baseline by the June ICAO Council for CO2 offset purchases into 2019 – instead of the agreed average of 2019 and 2020 – would be big mistake. It would break the trust of investors and the public in the aviation offsetting system before it has even begun. And it can mean…
COVID-19 and Climate Change Each Require Targeted Treatment and Improved Behavior
We’ll meet the COVID challenge by improving our current treatments and practices, not by either jettisoning them or letting the disease run its course. Here’s how that same logic applies to climate change. “Let’s be more pragmatic: the antidote is here!” My contribution on EcosystemMarketplace