Pivoting airlines away from fossil fuels will cost a lot, with many priced out of flying, though not politicians and officials

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By Robert Lyman

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In an undated video interview making the rounds of the internet, Mark Carney endorses the idea of increasing the cost of flying in order to pursue “net zero” and achieve climate policy goals. He says, “We should take into account the impact of our flying on the planet now … You push up the tax on flying, you push up the cost on transport, and that’s in part what putting a price on carbon is.”

For well over two decades now the European Union and United Kingdom have been trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation. A