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I agree, but it seems like they're charging them for carbon, not for other emissions? If you want to cut down on carbon, taxing air freight seems like the way t
by arcticbull 4y ago
I agree, but it seems like they're charging them for carbon, not for other emissions? If you want to cut down on carbon, taxing air freight seems like the way to go.
My concern is they're likely to redirect marine cargo to other modes which is going to be worse from a carbon intensity perspective.
- acdha 4y agoAgreed, but I would think this should be a “do both” situation since that'd preserve the status quo keeping air cargo more expensive and tell everyone that they need to make capital investments or change how they work to be less carbon intensive.
- pipo234 4y agoHopefully the tax will lead to different consumption patterns. Once you stop flying the single most impactful change is stop buying stuff. Never mind energy, food, local travels. For "stuff" the majority of emissions is in production (mining), but relentlessly moving matter across the world because fossil fuels are mostly untaxed is also a major factor