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CORSIA

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed upon CORSIA (the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) in 2016. The scheme is an agreement by member states to aim for no growth in international aviation's carbon emissions beginning in 2020. While the agreement is an excellent start to addressing aviation's pressing emissions problem, it by no means goes far enough to remove the value of us offsetting our own emissions. Participation is voluntary until 2026 (although as of June 2017, 71 countries have agreed to participate from 2020 forward); and even after 2026, several countries are exempt. The requirement to offset will only apply to emissions above and beyond 2020 levels, meaning international aviation will still hold a large share of humanity's carbon emissions. Purchasing offsets for our own emissions is a much more certain means of minimizing our own impact, beginning here and now.

Informational video from ICAO on CORSIA
Article from The Guardian when the agreement was reached in October 2016