Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds

The Guardian - Energy · Fiona Harvey in Bonn · last updated June 19, 2025 – 4:06 AM

Environmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countries

Adding a levy to airline tickets could raise more than €100bn a year to pay for the damage done by climate breakdown, research has found.

Flying is the most carbon-intensive means of travel, but is artificially cheap as airline fuel is often not taxed, and the environmental impacts are not paid for.

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