Air passengers should bear the cost of decarbonising flying through higher fares, an influential climate change body has told the government.
The Climate Change Committee believes air passengers must pay for the pollution they cause
The Climate Change Committee (CCC), which advises parliament on reducing emissions, has included international aviation and shipping for the first time in its latest report, setting out recommendations on how the UK can achieve net zero.
Laying out its strategy on Wednesday (26 February) for the period from 2038 to 2042, the CCC warned growth in aviation demand should be managed “through ensuring that the cost of decarbonising aviation is reflected in the price of flying”.
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