Aviation/CORSIA > EU airline emissions could fall 11% under “negligible” tax, leaked report shows

EU airline emissions could fall 11% under “negligible” tax, leaked report shows

Published 00:07 on May 14, 2019  /  Last updated at 01:26 on May 14, 2019  / Ben Garside /  Aviation/CORSIA, Carbon Taxes, EMEA, EU ETS

Taxing aviation fuel in the EU would cut the sector’s emissions by 11% while having only a “negligible” impact on GDP and jobs, according to a European Commission report leaked on Monday.
Taxing aviation fuel in the EU would cut the sector’s emissions by 11% while having only a “negligible” impact on GDP and jobs, according to a European Commission report leaked on Monday.


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