Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds
Environmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countriesAdding a levy to airline tickets could raise more than €100bn a year to pay for the damage done by climate breakdown, research has found.Flying is the most carbon-intensive means of travel, but is artificially cheap as airline fuel is often not taxed, and the environmental impacts are not paid for. Continue reading...
Environmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countries
Adding a levy to airline tickets could raise more than €100bn a year to pay for the damage done by climate breakdown, research has found.
Flying is the most carbon-intensive means of travel, but is artificially cheap as airline fuel is often not taxed, and the environmental impacts are not paid for. Continue reading...
