A fuel fee can reduce airline emissions − but it likely will mean higher airfares, study says
A fuel fee can reduce airline emissions − but it likely will mean higher airfares, study says
- July 16, 2016
- Jan Brueckner on tradeoff between reducing airline pollution and higher ticket prices in the Los Angeles Times, July 16, 2016
UC Irvine economics professor Jan Brueckner has offered a few other ideas to cut airline emissions faster − though his suggestions likely would mean higher airfares. The fastest way to push down airline emissions would be to add a fuel charge of 39 cents per gallon, forcing airlines to use less fuel, according to Brueckner’s new study.
For the full story, please visit http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-emissions-20160716-snap-story.html.
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