ALTA opposes expansion of the European emissions trading system to international flights. The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association warns that the European Union’s proposal could create overlapping regulations, increase airline costs, and undermine global efforts to reduce aviation emissions.
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has expressed concern over the European Commission’s proposal to expand the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to certain international flights. Under the proposal, airlines operating flights departing from Europe to destinations within 5,000 kilometers would be required to assume additional carbon emission costs starting in 2029, a measure that ALTA believes could impose new regulatory burdens on international air transport.
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According to the association, the proposal would overlap with the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), the global framework established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to address aviation emissions. ALTA argues that applying both systems simultaneously would require airlines to monitor, report, and verify the same emissions under two separate regulatory frameworks, increasing administrative and operational costs without delivering additional carbon reduction benefits.
The association also warned that the initiative could encourage other regions to adopt similar unilateral measures, leading to greater regulatory fragmentation across the global aviation industry. Although most direct routes between Latin America and Europe would remain outside the scope of the proposal due to the distance involved, ALTA noted that flights connecting through European hubs could still be affected, reducing the competitiveness of Latin American airlines.
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ALTA Chief Executive Officer Peter Cerdá reaffirmed the aviation industry’s commitment to achieving global decarbonization goals and reaching net-zero carbon emissions. However, he emphasized that these objectives should be pursued by strengthening internationally agreed mechanisms developed through ICAO rather than introducing additional regional regulations. According to ALTA, future environmental policies should strike a balance between climate objectives, economic sustainability, and the preservation of international air connectivity.
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