I don’t fly a lot (when I do travel, I try to be efficient, taking fewer trips and stay away as long as possible), but like most people in the Western world, I’m still responsible for plenty of CO2.

Just think about the CO2 you generated when you turned on your computer to research your trip, drove around to buy stuff for your trip, and most importantly: drove to and from work every day so you could afford the airline ticket.

More effective than a “guilt tax” on your airline ticket, thing about using your car less, and sending your carbon-credit donation directly to an organization that reduces CO2!

A carbon tax is supposed to influence CO2 producers to find ways of reducing emissions. If the airline pays the levy, they might come up with more efficient planes (they have lots of incentive to do that already).

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