{"id":42404,"date":"2020-09-10T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T23:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=42404"},"modified":"2020-09-10T09:01:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T08:01:21","slug":"uk-climate-assembly-calls-frequent-flyer-levy-private-jet-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2020\/09\/10\/uk-climate-assembly-calls-frequent-flyer-levy-private-jet-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Climate Assembly calls for frequent flyer levy, private jet ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

A citizens’ assembly has called on the UK government to make those who fly more pay more and to ban polluting private jets and helicopters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Those were among the more radical proposals in a package of recommendations<\/a> on how to decarbonise in a fair and socially acceptable way.<\/p>\n

“[The assembly members] came out most strongly in favour of taxes on air travel which increase, not only as people fly further, but also as they fly more often,” said Jim Watson, one of the assembly’s expert leads.<\/p>\n

The 108 members of the Climate Assembly represent a cross-section of the British public. They were invited by lawmakers to work out how the UK can reach its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.<\/span><\/p>\n

A 32-year old assembly member called Chris from Oxford said the assembly was “a complete representation” which was a surprise and really “refreshing”. He said: ” I\u2019ve <\/span>spoken to people for who it\u2019s a complete crisis \u2013 to complete denial or don\u2019t believe it\u2019s a real thing, that end of the spectrum.”<\/span><\/p>\n

After hearing from experts at six weekend sessions in 2020, the assembly members developed proposals to slash emissions in every sector of the economy. The chairs of six parliamentary committees wrote to prime minister Boris Johnson, urging him to act on the report.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the letter, they said: “We believe that their work merits a response and subsequent action. We therefore urge the Government to consider carefully the recommendations in the report and ask that you publish a response before the end of the year.”<\/p>\n

Citizens\u2019 assemblies<\/strong> on climate change seek to shape the post-Covid recovery<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Air travel accounts for 7% of UK emissions and is one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise. Passenger demand is expected to grow, in the absence of policy intervention.<\/p>\n

Assembly members said the government should even out the cost of air travel compared to the alternatives. In the UK, domestic flights are often <\/span>much cheaper<\/span><\/a> than travelling by rail.<\/span><\/p>\n

One way the assembly said the government should do this is by taxing frequent fliers. This proposal was supported by 80% of assembly members.<\/span><\/p>\n

A frequent flyer levy has previously been suggested<\/a> by the government\u2019s official advisory body, <\/span>the Committee on Climate Change<\/span>. The government then said it would consider the recommendation.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are currently no taxes for frequent fliers anywhere in the world and most countries do not tax flights at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Leo Murray, director of innovation at green NGO \u2018Possible\u2019, the assembly\u2019s support showed that frequent flyer taxes were popular with the general public and were therefore \u201cpolitically deliverable\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Frequent flyer levies are fairer and more popular than flat taxes on flying, said Murray. \u201cThe public is not going to get behind a solution that means ordinary people are unable to take an annual family holiday or see family abroad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A 2014 study found that, in the UK, <\/span>15% of the British population<\/span><\/a> took 77% of all the flights. The same study found just 41% of Brits had flown in the last year. Murray said air travel was similarly unequal in most other countries – both in the Global North and South.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of British society\u2019s elite – newspaper columnists, parliamentarians and chief executives – are among the frequent fliers, Murray noted. This, rather than the public’s view, is the real barrier to change, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ireland\u2019s<\/strong> democratic experiment lays the ground for stronger climate action<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Andrew Murphy, aviation manager at the Transport & Environment NGO, agreed that a frequent flyer levy would be popular. \u201cIt certainly fits the political mood at the moment which is to increasingly draw attention to that small percentage of the population which are responsible for a large amount of flying,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He agreed with Murray that those who fly the most should pay the most. But, he said, a frequent flyer levy would be difficult to implement and simpler policies should be prioritised.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the challenges of a frequent flyer levy, he said, would be keeping track of how many times people have flown.\u00a0 <\/span>The UK has no ID cards and people often have more than one email address, passport and credit card, so could find ways to dodge the tax.<\/span><\/p>\n

It would require foreign airlines to cooperate with the UK authorities and raise the question of whether UK residents pay it or just UK citizens. Less wealthy people who have a particular reason for needing to fly often would also be penalised, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Murphy said the most important thing governments can do to limit the climate impact of aviation is to stop expanding airports. The UK government is <\/span>trying to expand<\/span><\/a> London\u2019s Heathrow Airport, despite a long-running legal challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Murphy also said aviation fuel should be taxed. \u201cWe\u2019re jumping all the way to a frequent flyer levy at a time when jet fuel remains completely untaxed,\u201d he said. \u201cWhy jump by the more known type of tax? Let\u2019s do that one first.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Airport expansion and jet fuel were not mentioned in the Climate Assembly\u2019s report.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airlines\u2019<\/strong> climate obligations postponed as UN body endorses industry proposal<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other recommendations from the Climate Assembly included scrapping incentives to fly like air miles, and a ban on polluting private jets and helicopters. A passenger on a private jet in Europe is responsible for around ten times the emissions<\/a><\/span> of the same journey made by economy class<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Murray supported this recommendation and added that, for technical reasons, electric air travel is more feasible for private planes than public ones. This is because they usually travel shorter distances and with fewer people.<\/span><\/p>\n

The European Business Aviation Association told Climate Home News a private jet ban would do little to curb climate change. A spokesperson said: \u201cBusiness aviation is but 2% of aviation\u2019s contribution to global emissions. Also, air traffic is an international business, meaning unilateral, isolated solutions make little sense. We\u2019re therefore proposing a more achievable and holistic approach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The trade body promoted sustainable aviation fuel and Corsia, a carbon offsetting scheme run by the International Civil Aviation Organization, as business-friendly alternatives.<\/p>\n

Corsia is set to give airlines a free pass<\/a> until 2023 and has been widely criticised by environmental campaigners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A group of 108 citizens tasked with finding fair and socially acceptable ways to decarbonise the British economy by 2050 proposed curbs on jetsetting","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":42405,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,82],"tags":[],"coauthors":[4545],"class_list":["post-42404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation","category-eu","type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUK Climate Assembly calls for frequent flyer levy, private jet ban<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A group of 108 citizens tasked with finding fair and socially acceptable ways to decarbonise the British economy by 2050 proposed curbs 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