Transport and Environment says airline industry bailout should have green conditions attached
International flights taking off from the UK must be taken into account in the government’s calculations on reaching net zero emissions as part of a “green” recovery for the airline industry, a transport thinktank has urged.
The government has given loan bailouts to airlines totalling £1.5bn since the coronavirus outbreak, with no environmental conditions attached.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/04/count-international-flights-from-uk-in-emissions-targets-urges-thinktank#maincontent
