Are Air Quotas a good way to reduce air traffic?

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PROS
Argument forEnsures that traffic cap targets are met
Argument forAllows flexibility to exceed allowances
Argument forRewards those who fly less than their quota
Argument forIncentivises airlines to reduce their CO2 emissions
Argument forDevelops environmental awareness
Argument forCould be extended to all carbon products and services
Argument forMore effective than taxes
Argument forBetter than capping traffic
CONS
Argument againstRestricts freedom to travel
Argument againstAllows wealthy frequent flyers to keep on flying
Argument againstMay create a desire to fly
Argument againstCannot account for all the flights of an individual unless the system is global
Argument againstComplex
Argument againstProne to fraud
Argument againstRequires collecting confidential personal data
Argument againstLawmakers may set poor "mechanism details" initially or later
Argument againstNormalizes flying, in an insufficient response to climate emergency
Keywords: aviation, climate[ edit ].

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IntroductionDefinition

Air Quotas is a carbon rationing system relative to commercial aviation under which CO2 emissions allowances would be allocated to individuals on an equal per capita basis. Individuals then surrender these allowances when booking flights. Individuals wanting or needing to travel more than permitted by their initial allocation would be able to purchase additional allowances from those flying less or not at all, rewarding those individuals.

IntroductionContext

Decarbonisation of aviation can't be achieved early enough to meet climate objectives without a reduction of air traffic. The Air Quotas mechanism guarantees the reduction of greenhouse gases by rationing the rich and rewarding the most modest.
It is designed as a test of a general individual carbon accounting system applicable to all products and services.

IntroductionSystem scope

  • The system would be applicable to all European citizens (but ideally, it should be global).
  • The system would be applicable to all commercial flights departing from or arriving in an European country.
  • People traveling for professional purposes would need to buy allowances.
  • Non European citizens would have to purchase allowances when they fly to Europe when they buy the ticket in the EU.

IntroductionDetails of the mechanism

  • For the first year, 500 Ͼ (aircraft carbon allowances) would be distributed to each European adult.
  • Allowances would be valid for one year.
  • Individuals willing to fly further than the distance allowed would be able to borrow allowances (spend their future allowances in advance).
  • The number of allowances would be reduced every year by 6%.
  • Minors would receive less allowances than adults.
  • Offsets would not be counted as a CO2 reduction
  • So called SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuels) would not be entitled to reduce the carbon footprint of a flight.
  • There would be a market of unused allowances. Their price will vary according to supply and demand.

IntroductionSystem management

The allowances would be administered by national independant carbon agencies.

IntroductionPromoters

Air Quotas is promoted by a network of French associations, as an attempt to introduce a more comprehensive system that would ration all carbon containing goods and services.
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 See also: Personal carbon trading on Wikipedia [ edit ]

Arguments forProsedit

What are the pros of Air Quotas?
  • Argument forEnsures that traffic cap targets are met
  • Argument forAllows flexibility to exceed allowances
  • Argument forRewards those who fly less than their quota
  • Argument forIncentivises airlines to reduce their CO2 emissions
  • Argument forDevelops environmental awareness
  • Argument forCould be extended to all carbon products and services
  • Argument forMore effective than taxes
  • Argument forBetter than capping traffic

Arguments againstConsedit

What are the cons of Air Quotas?
  • Argument againstRestricts freedom to travel
  • Argument againstAllows wealthy frequent flyers to keep on flying
  • Argument againstMay create a desire to fly
  • Argument againstCannot account for all the flights of an individual unless the system is global
  • Argument againstComplex
  • Argument againstProne to fraud
  • Argument againstRequires collecting confidential personal data
  • Argument againstLawmakers may set poor "mechanism details" initially or later
  • Argument againstNormalizes flying, in an insufficient response to climate emergency

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