Europe’s biggest airlines are seeking to deflect moves to tighten carbon curbs by favouring an increasingly discredited offsetting programme, according to climate watchdog InfluenceMap.
Carriers are pushing to retain the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (Corsia) over the EU’s more rigorous Emissions Trading System, the think tank-said on Thursday. While Corsia was developed by the UN-mandated International Civil Aviation Organization, a recent EU report said offsets are priced too cheaply to act as a brake on emissions...
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