Let’s tax luxury air travel to fund climate adaptation and loss and damage

Taxes on private jets and first and business class would be fair, popular and bring in tens of billions of dollars each year to help countries cope with climate change
view of a plane's interior is displayed as Lufthansa presents its new first class and business class Allegris cabin in Munich, Germany, September 29, 2025. (REUTERS/Joanna Plucinska)

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