Airlines reject new tax to fight global warming | Business | guardian.co.uk

The airline industry has rejected calls for a compulsory tax on international flights to help the world's poorest countries fight global warming.

The chief executive of the International Air Transport Association, Giovanni Bisignani, said carriers were "absolutely against" another levy in a year that the industry is expected to lose $9bn.

"We are absolutely against. We have seen so many taxes that we are fed up. We are serious about what we pay in emissions [taxes] going towards the environment in a serious way," said Bisignani.

The world's 50 least developed countries have proposed a levy on all international fares, which would raise $10bn a year, increasing the cost of tickets by around 1%. The idea has been raised as the second week in the latest round of UN climate talks gets under way in Bonn, where 192 countries are negotiating an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Speaking at the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association in Kuala Lumpur, Bisignani said airlines were already heavily committed to tackling climate change.

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