Tax soaring private jet use to fund green flying, says report
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#5JA8N)
Taxes of 325m a year should be used to fund zero-carbon aviation technology, report suggests
Climate-heating emissions from private jet flights have soared in Europe since 2005, according to a report. It calls for wealthy fliers to pay ticket taxes of 325m a year to fund the acceleration of zero-carbon aviation technology.
Carbon emissions from private flights rose by 31% from 2005-19, the report says, and private aviation had rebounded to pre-pandemic levels by August 2020, when 60% of public flights were grounded.
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