More than 250 organisations from 25 countries have published an open letter directed to governments, urging them to refrain from “unfair” bailouts of the aviation industry on environmental grounds.
Instead, governments are implored to use this moment to embed social and environmental conditions, with enhanced protection for workers and a planned transition towards what the group calls “climate-just mobility”.
“For decades, the aviation industry has avoided contributing meaningfully to global climate goals and resisted the merest suggestion of taxes on fuel or tickets.“Now, airlines, airports and manufacturers are demanding huge and unconditional taxpayer-backed bailouts.“We cannot let the aviation industry get away […]
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