A4E’S Response to European Commission’s Call For Evidence for an Evaluation and Impact Assessment on EU ETS

Unilateral extensions of the ETS to extra-EEA routes risk distorting competition, increasing costs for European operators, and exacerbating carbon leakage. Such moves could undermine international cooperation and weaken the EU’s credibility in global climate negotiations. Instead, A4E advocates for strengthening and expanding the global CORSIA system, bringing down the cost of ETS in line with CORSIA, improving SAF deployment through increased and long-term SAF allowances, and reinstating ETS allowances where it is unfair to penalise airlines for policy inefficiencies and safeguard against competitiveness.

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