Ban air miles to fight climate change, committee says

implemented in order to reduce carbon emissions from aviation, the UK government's climate advisory body has said in a new report.

"Flying is a uniquely high-impact activity and is the quickest and cheapest way for a consumer to increase their carbon footprint," the report says.Air miles programs encourage people to take extra flights to keep up their"privileged traveler status" and should be banned, according to the report." are a common way for travelers to top up their points in order to maintain access to perks such as priority boarding.

The levy would also encourage short-haul flights rather than more damaging long-haul flights, shift demand from planes to trains, and raise money that could be used to fund research into low-carbon aviation technology, the report said.

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

Approximately 2-6% of total global carbon emissions is estimated to be from commercial aviation.

Yes, that's the reason, carbon emossoons.

no

But this completely ignores the fact that the vast majority of the damage is done by corporations and once again shifts the blame back onto individuals to shame them for their small (but of course still important to minimize) contribution to climate change

Start laying those Railroad tracks to Hawaii

Not the answer!

Lipstick on a pig.

Holy shit! Communism and socialism at its best WTF is going on?

And the conditions to ACTIVATE the SOLE power is to PROVE high crime or misdemeanor was done . It’s SUCH as in REAL &THE ONLY REAL CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS of MASS PROPORTIONS to land in our laps in 200 years or better - the Scotus is GOING TO HAVE TO DEFINE OR APPLY ITS ITENT

Why do they think people who fly are in non doing it for vacations? If a job requires it why should I be penalized for it?

They should just advise the climate and stop trying to advise the citizenry.

Her we have a nany state, always knows what is best for you.

yup...totally

ClimateHoax

What a joke

Row, row, row your boat Gently cross the pond Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Visiting Britain now but a dream!

Afraid it’s too easy for UK citizens to see all the other parts of the world that aren’t doing crap to reduce CO2

and how not UK based companys care about what UK goverment thinking?

Ridiculous !!!

Alternate headline: UK government leverages climate change hysteria to steal more money.

using train instead of jet？

Kickboxing!!! the sport of the future!!!

And here we have more stupid

And, exactly how is that suppose to help? Do these people actually have a brain....

I totally agree. We need to cut air traffic by at least 50% if our children are going to have any kind of future. I'm so sick of people putting themselves in front of future generations. Sickening.

FAKE NEWS, remember when your partner MAXINE WATERS called for violence or did you forget. Well here it is for the VOTERS!

Ban air miles because most are too confusing and don’t offer the flights I ever want lol

Hahahahahahahaha

Demand sustained zero population growth and end mass migration. If you’re not talking about this you’re not serious about climate change.

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