The Common Wealth think tank, which is closely linked to the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for a ban on private jets in the U.K. by 2025.
The report outlines that in 2018 there were over 140,000 flights on private aircraft to or from U.K. airports, which accounted for about 6.5% of the nation’s air traffic.
With the growing focus of environmental change and groups including Extinction Rebellion along with activists such as Greta Thunberg throwing the topic into the spotlight, never has so much attention been on our individual carbon footprint.
The term Flygskam, which translates to “flight shame” and encourages individuals to take the train over a plane, has seemingly gained popularity in Thunberg’s native Sweden.
Read more at: Forbes
