FAIR MILES: the case for a frequent flyer tax
In this episode:
With 15% population taking 70% flights in the UK, is a frequent flyer tax the fairest way to tackle the contribution of aviation to the climate crisis? We talk to Professor Alice Larkin about the problem of aviation emissions and why technology isn’t coming to the rescue any time soon. Then Leo Murray makes the argument for a frequent flyer tax and explains how it would work in practice.
And filmmakers Ken Loach and Paul Laverty talk about their latest collaboration on ‘I’m Sorry We Missed You’. They discuss the problems of the gig economy, their approach to filmmaking and why they remain optimists despite the issues their films depict.
Guests
Alice Larkin (@AliceClimate), professor of climate science and energy policy at the University of Manchester
Leo Murray (@crisortunity), founder of A Free Ride – the campaign for a frequent flyer tax
Ken Loach (@KenLoachSixteen), director
Paul Laverty, screenwriter
More info
Flying and the climate crisis
Friends of the Earth: Aviation and climate change: our position (May 2019)
Aviation Environment Federation: Aviation and climate change (Dec 2018)
UK govt: Aviation 2050: The future of UK aviation (Dec 2018)
Alice Bows-Larkin: All adrift: aviation, shipping, and climate change policy (2015)
CCC: Aviation factsheet (Mar 2013)
Frequent flyer tax
Stay Grounded: Progressive Ticket Tax proposal (2019)
Imperial College: Behaviour change, public engagement and Net Zero (Oct 2019)
10:10: Public attitudes to tackling aviation’s climate change impacts (Jan 2019)
A Free Ride: Proposal for a frequent flyer levy (2015)