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ID090063
Title ProperCarbon emission offsets for aviation-generated emissions due to international travel to and from New Zealand
LanguageENG
AuthorSmith, Inga J ;  Rodger, Craig J
Publication2009.
Summary / Abstract (Note)International air transport emissions are not subject to liability under the Kyoto Protocol. However, pressure is mounting globally for international aviation to be included in post-Kyoto arrangements. In the absence of international collective action, a number of so-called carbon offsetting schemes have emerged that allow individual travellers and companies to compensate for their international air travel emissions. These schemes offer technological solutions, such as planting sink forests to sequester emissions. To consider the implications of future collective action, this paper presents a case study assessment of the physical feasibility of five schemes for all short duration journeys to and from New Zealand. This is the first comprehensive national-level case study assessment of competing offsetting options for international aviation emissions in the peer-reviewed literature. The CO2-e emissions produced by the air travel of international visitors to New Zealand, and for New Zealand residents travelling overseas, is calculated in this paper to be 7893 and 3948 Gg, respectively, in 2005. It is then shown that no single offsetting scheme targeted inside the country appears physically and/or politically realistic. This indicates the sheer size of these emissions, and the challenge that the international community faces for collective action on this matter.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 37, No. 9; Sep 2009: p.3438-3447
Journal SourceEnergy Policy Vol. 37, No. 9; Sep 2009: p.3438-3447
Key WordsCarbon Emissions Offsetting ;  Air Travel ;  International Tourism ;  Energy ;  New Zealand