The European Commission funded a study on aviation taxation, which was completed in mid-2018 but never published.
It finds that Europe is chronically undertaxing the sector in comparison to other major markets. It further finds that increasing aviation taxation could cut emissions while having no net impact on jobs or GDP. T&E’s briefing paper analyses these findings.
Lessons from EU funding in Central and Eastern European countries
Is the aviation sector ready to transition to sustainable jet fuel?
Half the airlines in the ranking score zero for their lack of uptake of sustainable aviation fuels.