And the very first thing they did was introduce a Green New Deal. It was not a coincidence that European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde was on the podium as the new deal was revealed. Currently, generally, aviation fuel for international flights is tax exempt. If fuel is taxed, there is concern that non-European airlines will be competitively better off. Any suggestion that fuel be taxed will elicit a Pavlovian squeal of pain from the airlines.

Source: Forbes December 13, 2019 17:29 UTC