Climate change researchers recommend banning frequent flyer reward programs to cut carbon emissions

Business Insider ^ | 10/14/19 | Alexandra Ma

[Libloather]

A report commissioned by the UK government's official environmental advisers is calling to ban frequent flyer reward schemes to discourage people from traveling by air.

**SNIP**

The report has also proposed an "air miles levy" to target frequent flyers while protecting those who don't travel as much or travel shorter distances.

By placing the levies on frequent flyers, rather than a flat fuel tax, those who don't fly as often would in theory not be disproportionately affected.

"Aviation has so far enjoyed generous tax treatment despite a large proportion of flights being taken by a small, wealthy segment of the population," the report said.

"Given that there is a finite budget of carbon emissions allowable if global warming is to be held below 1.5 degrees, the highly uneven distribution of emissions due to flying raise equity concerns."

[cp124]

I just fly to get frequent flyer miles. These people are pretty stupid.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Wow, ten whole work years at your office in the sky. That's amazing. All those people you transported to business meetings and family get-togethers. Plus keeping our country safe. Well done!

I spent 30 years in the energy industry keeping the lights on and industry powered up. We burned coal like there was no tomorrow.

Now we need to both hang our heads in shame and confess the sins we committed.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

... they should ban all intra-eu flights

LOL, as usual, reality is way ahead of our thinking.

Flight Shaming Puts a Dent in European Travel:
Carriers are under pressure as more consumers fret about carbon costs.

Bloomberg Businessweek, September 25, 2019

But instead of banning, they are shaming to get the same net effect.

[Chode]

unreal, shakes head...

[rolling_stone]

idiots, ff miles are to get people to fly on their airline not another one..these people lack common sense and brains..

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

What British bullshit. If it weren’t for “wealthy fliers”, the airline industry would collapse into a 2nd or 3rd rate system of biplanes and old DC-3’s.