Two-Thirds of UK Public Back Limiting Air Travel to Tackle Climate Change

Two-thirds of the UK public support limiting air travel to drive down emissions and tackle climate change.

That’s according to a poll of 2.018 people published by the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST). a new UK research centre set up to examine the social and behavioural changes needed for society to go green.

Led by scientists from Cardiff University. it will explore ways in which people can act to reduce their own carbon emissions. as well as how businesses and governments can enable this.

Although the majority were in favour of curtailing emissions from the carbon-intensive sector. roughly 22% of people felt there is no need to limit the growth of aviation – this is despite a recent report suggesting carbon emissions produced by airlines grew by 4.9% within Europe last year. while other emissions-trading sectors in the EU declined by 3.9% overall.

Two-thirds of the UK public support limiting air travel to drive down emissions and tackle climate change.

That’s according to a poll of 2.018 people published by the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST). a new UK research centre set up to examine the social and behavioural changes needed for society to go green.

Led by scientists from Cardiff University. it will explore ways in which people can act to reduce their own carbon emissions. as well as how businesses and governments can enable this.

Although the majority were in favour of curtailing emissions from the carbon-intensive sector. roughly 22% of people felt there is no need to limit the growth of aviation – this is despite a recent report suggesting carbon emissions produced by airlines grew by 4.9% within Europe last year. while other emissions-trading sectors in the EU declined by 3.9% overall.

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