Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:26:38 +0000

Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on wealthy air passengers to help poorer nations respond to climate change, the French presidency said.Wealthy nations that have historically done the most to drive climate change are obliged to provide finance to help poorer countries adapt to its consequences under the 2015 Paris Agreement. vab/imm/jhb