Number of flights taken by officials from department tackling climate crisis soars

Number of flights taken by BEIS staff rises to 4,500 from 2,700 in previous year despite carbon footprint

The Whitehall officials responsible for tackling the climate crisis dramatically increased their domestic flights last year despite the huge carbon footprint associated with aviation.

Officials from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) took more than 4,500 domestic business flights in the last financial year, according to its annual report. The number of flights taken the year before was fewer than 2,700.