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'The decision to halve domestic APD is shameful'

Government
Sophie Griffiths
27 October 2021

In a matter of days, the UK will welcome leaders from around the world to Glasgow for the UN Climate Change Conference (Cop26) to discuss the climate emergency facing our planet.

The airlines will engage in negotiations on the possible pre-purchase of verified carbon removal credits starting in 2025 through to 2028

The topic of global warming is (quite rightly) everywhere, with warnings being issued from David Attenborough to Greta Thunberg to Prince William. And sustainability is now a key talking point at every travel conference and in every interview the TTG team conducts with industry leaders.

It has to be – after all, we all have a role to play in tackling the climate crisis.

Although not, apparently, if you’re the UK chancellor. I watched Rishi Sunak announce his budget – complete with the announcement that Air Passenger Duty on domestic flights would be halved from April 2023 – with open-mouthed horror.