Calls for a Tax on Business-Class Flights: Mottley Proposes Innovative Climate Levy at COP29

At the climate conference COP29, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley presented a groundbreaking proposal aimed at addressing the urgent need for climate finance. Her initiative targets the aviation sector, suggesting an additional levy on business-class flights, as well as taxing financial transactions, to support countries vulnerable to climate change impacts.

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