Would YOU pay to fight climate change? 40% of travellers say they'd splash out for a low-emission flight - with the biggest eco-warriors willing to pay an extra £1,000 per journey!
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Treating yourself to a holiday abroad can already be a pricey affair. But a large number of climate-conscious travellers now say they would be willing to pay even more to cut their carbon emissions. Researchers from Macquarie University, Sydney found that 40 per cent of people would splash out for a low-emissions flight.
![[When given the option, leisure fliers would be willing to pay an extra 1.5p per kg of CO2 avoided per ticket on average. The biggest eco-warriors would pay up to 0.99p (AU$1.95) per kilogram of CO2. That would add up to a staggering £1,081 extra per ticket to remove all the carbon from a flight from London to Sydney (stock image)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/12/94385671-14312695-image-a-75_1737550773987.jpg)
The biggest eco-warriors said they would be willing to pay an additional 0.99p per kilogram of carbon dioxide (CO2) saved. That would equate to a staggering £1,081 extra per ticket for a flight from Sydney to London!. However, most people were only willing to pay a far more modest 1.5p per kilogram of CO2 saved.
![[To help avoid bias, participants were asked to choose between three flight options with different prices and emissions estimated. While many people said they would pay more for greener tickets, 60 per cent of people weren't willing to pay any more to reduce their emissions]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/13/94388161-14312695-To_help_avoid_bias_participants_were_asked_to_choose_between_thr-a-81_1737551245369.jpg)
This equates to a far more modest £22.25 extra per ticket for the same flight. So, would you be willing to pay to fight climate change?. Researchers have found that 40 per cent of people would be willing to pay more money for flights in order to reduce their CO2 emissions (stock image).
![[Flying on modern planes could be worse for the environment since their higher, more fuel-efficient flight paths produce larger contrails. However, private jets were the biggest polluters of all]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/12/88258377-14312695-A_new_study_warns_that_modern_planes_could_be_worse_for_the_envi-a-76_1737550785397.jpg)
Currently, the aviation industry is one of the world's most carbon-intensive activities and is believed to be responsible for around 4 per cent of all global warming to date. While only 10 per cent of the world's population flies in most years, commercial aircraft produce an estimated 2.5 per cent of the world's carbon emissions.
Airlines do have costly but effective options for lower carbon flights such as expensive biofuels or newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft. And, using tools like Google Flights, customers can see exactly how much carbon dioxide their flight will create and should be able to use this to inform their decision.
