ticket-tax-both-minimally-effective-and-incredibly-impactful

Carbon Market Watch analyzes Sweden's aviation ticket tax, noting that while the industry opposes it, the tax is too low to reverse the rising trend of aviation emissions. The author argues that a significantly higher carbon price is necessary to either reduce flight demand or incentivize the development of electric aircraft technology.

• Sweden has introduced a climate charge for flights departing from its airports, with fees ranging from 6 to 40 euros per passenger based on route length, aiming to help meet a domestic transport target of 70% emission reductions by 2030.
• The aviation industry's claim that the tax is ineffective is partially accurate in that it will not decrease overall emissions; Swedish government research indicates the tax will only cause a small decrease in air travel demand between 1.5% and 4.8%.
• Historical data from the London School of Economics suggests that Sweden's broader carbon tax from 1990-2005 led to a 6.3% reduction in transport emissions, equivalent to 1.5 million metric tons of CO2 annually.

APA

Perlman, K. (2018). ticket-tax-both-minimally-effective-and-incredibly-impactful. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2018/04/06/ticket-tax-both-minimally-effective-and-incredibly-impactful/

Chicago

Perlman, Kelsey. ticket-tax-both-minimally-effective-and-incredibly-impactful. Carbon Market Watch, 2018. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2018/04/06/ticket-tax-both-minimally-effective-and-incredibly-impactful/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{perlman2018tickettaxbothminimallyeffectiveandincrediblyimpactful, author = {Perlman, Kelsey}, title = {{ticket-tax-both-minimally-effective-and-incredibly-impactful}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2018}, month = apr, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2018/04/06/ticket-tax-both-minimally-effective-and-incredibly-impactful/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }