Study: Diverting aviation subsidies into green transport could unlock hundreds of thousands of green jobs

Cecilia Keating
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Aviation is responsible for two per cent of global CO2 emissions | Credit: iStock
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Aviation bailouts in wake of pandemic hurt the climate and did not prevent tens of thousands of job losses, campaigners warn

Cutting aviation emissions and expanding green transport networks would generate more jobs while costing the taxpayer less than the bailouts handed to the aviation sector during the pandemic, a fresh analysis...

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