Article 4EB5X Scottish government to rethink plan to cut air travel taxes

Scottish government to rethink plan to cut air travel taxes

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Severin Carrell Scotland editor
from Environment | The Guardian on (#4EB5X)

Nicola Sturgeon signals willingness to step up efforts to reduce carbon emissions

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed the Scottish government will rethink plans to cut air travel taxes after agreeing to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2045.

The first minister said Scotland needed to dramatically step up its efforts after she accepted a target from the UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) to set a tougher goal of net-zero emissions over the next 25 years.

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