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Once the damage of this very special summer has been observed, we will have to act to try to calm the climate a little. The Minister of Transport plans to regulate private jet flights, which emit up to 20 times more greenhouse gases than an airliner.
Symbol of success for many billionaires, they are now in the sights of the government. The Minister of Transport says he is thinking about regulating private jet flights for more sobriety. Three avenues would be on the table: making owners responsible by asking them to use them less, asking for more transparency with in particular obligations to publish journeys, but also taxation via a carbon emissions quota system at European level. .
These thefts are controversial in the midst of the energy crisis. On social networks, accounts track the movements of celebrities, such as singer Taylor Swift, or businessmen like Bernard Arnauld or Vincent Bolloré. There is no question of banning these flights according to the government, the economic weight of the sector would be too great. According to an NGO, one in ten planes taking off from France is a private jet.
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