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Airlines ‘snub carbon offset discussions’
Airlines upset at the doubling of Air Passenger Duty have reportedly walked away from government carbon offset talks.
British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet are believed to have shunned negotiations on a proposed industry-wide carbon offsetting scheme being created by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The idea is to create a benchmark standard for companies wishing to offer customers the chance to offset their carbon footprint.
But The Times reported an industry source as saying the environmental tax on passengers in the form of APD was sizeable already.
“Everyone felt the Defra plan was a step too far, especially in a week when the Chancellor had increased passenger taxes,” an industry source was quoted as saying.
Airlines are thought to be concerned that the government is trying to develop a scheme which would treat all companies the same. This could leave airlines at overburdened as they might find it harder than other companies to cut emissions.
Report by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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