Travel association network BT4Europe has urged the European Commission to “strengthen and clarify” proposed rules on offsetting and reducing carbon emissions from flights.
The Brussels-based group said it had “serious concerns” about the commission’s proposed directive for calculating offsetting requirements from flights, as part of the global CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting & Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) initiative, particularly around how emissions from business travel will be accounted for.
BT4Europe said that while it supported the move to reduce emissions from aviation, it was “frustrated that the proposal will complicate and maybe even delay the urgent need” to decarbonise the sector.
“The use of air…