Expect more of this-----France announces 'eco-tax' of up to €18 on tickets for all flights leaving country | The Independent

France announces 'eco-tax' of up to €18 on tickets for all flights leaving country | The Independent
France will introduce an “eco-tax” of up to €18 (£16.19) on tickets for all flights leaving the country, the government has announced.
Transport minister Elisabeth Borne told a news conference that the €180m (£162m) it is expected to raise annually from 2020, would finance daily transport in the country. 
The move comes amid an escalating planetary climate emergency which is disproportionally being caused by the tiny percentage of people who use planes for transport.
...a new study suggests the overall effects of flying could be far more damaging to the climate than first thought..."
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