IPPR wants flight emission warnings
A leading think-tank recently recommended that warnings about the environmental impact of flights are issued to Travellers - in the same way that health warnings are produced on cigarette packets.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) wants such "highly visible" warnings to be put in place so that people's attitudes to responsible travelling are encouraged to undergo something of a sea change.
Simon Retallack, the IPPR's head of climate change, commented: "The evidence that aviation damages the atmosphere is just as clear as the evidence that smoking kills. We know that smokers notice health warnings on cigarettes, and we have to tackle our addiction to flying in the same way.
"If we are to change people's behaviour, warnings must be accompanied by offering people alternatives to short-haul flights and by steps to make the cost of flying better reflect its impact on the environment."
Among the group's other recommendations is that Brits should be made aware of the extent to which their flight compares with an individual's carbon emissions.
Travel Industry news posted on 12 April 2007
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