Should the payment of State aid to European airlines be made conditional on the adoption of green technologies and the introduction of new taxes as soon as possible?
This is the argument being put forward by environmental organisations such as Transport and Environment (see EUROPE B12450A18), while many States are negotiating financial support for airlines, which have been hard hit by the paralysis of air transport caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airline carbon emissions increased by 1.5%...