Taxation no help to carbon reduction: IATA

IATA has spoken out against efforts to “deliberately suppress air travel through punitive passenger taxes,” imploring the global community to support the upcoming Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) scheme. “Taxation aimed at stopping people from exercising their freedom to fly will make travel more expensive but do very little to reduce emissions,” said CE Alexandre de Juniac. “It is a politician’s feel-good solution, without taking responsibility for the negative impact it has on the economy or the mobility restrictions it imposes on people with lower incomes.” IATA’s analysis shows that carbon emissions per passenger has declined by more than 50% since 1990, and this is largely due to improvements in fuel efficiency, which are ahead of target. <br/>