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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Green Car Congress

According to the report, a four-hour private flight emits as much as the average person does in a year. T&E calculates that a jet fuel tax applied proportionately to flight distances could raise €325 million if applied to all flights departing from the EU and UK.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Governments have offered subsidies or tax rebates to make EVs more appealing, a policy which the U.S. estimates that by 2030 the deployment of EVs could cut global receipts from fossil-fuel taxes by around US $55 billion. Those tax revenues are necessary for the maintenance of roads. The International Energy Agency.