UK committee suggests banning air mile rewards to fight climate change

A recent report commissioned by the UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has just been released, which recommends banning airline reward schemes and suggests that they stimulate demand for excessive air travel. It also goes on to propose enacting levies on people who fly too far, too often. The research itself was conducted by Imperial College London and, while the CCC didn’t write the report and stated that it doesn’t necessarily agree with all of the outlined recommendations, the findings were used to inform its own report on how to achieve the nation’s Net Zero goals. “Flying is a uniquely high-impact activity and is the quickest and cheapest way for a consumer to increase their carbon footprint,” reads the report. <br/>