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...