The wealthy must fly less to protect the summer vacation for poor families, says the UK climate consultant

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The CEO of the UK’s Legal Climate Consultant said that wealthy people should reduce flying to ensure that the poorest families can take a sunny holiday abroad per year.

Emma Benchibk said on Wednesday that Climate Change CommitteeThe latest government’s advice is designed to protect the “annual family vacation to a sunny place like Spain”.

On the contrary, high -income travelers should aim to take a lesser journey per year, “instead of taking this trip from low -income families,” she said in a session of evidence in the House of Lords.

The latest advice of the committee for ministers has set an end to emissions on Five years until 2040 To help put the UK on the right track to face its legally binding goal to reach net emissions by 2050.

This advice highlighted the importance of consumers responsible Cut the effects of their carbon feet. This includes a transformation into heat pumps and electric cars when home heating systems or cars reach the end of their life.

The committee indicated that eating less meat and flying often was “smaller but important contributions” that consumers can provide.

Penchikk, a Previous pressure groups in the energy industry in the United KingdomHe refused to comment on Wednesday when asked about the support of the Labor Party to obtain plans to expand Heathrow Airport. But she said that she expects the government “Math” CCC to consult the airport expansion project in the future.

The committee’s modeling in February showed that aviation could represent 5 percent of emissions in the United Kingdom by 2040, and that the cost of non -carbon in the price of a volleyball ticket can help in achieving this. This can add 150 pounds to a trip from London to Alycante in Spain and adds 300 pounds to Guans for a return from London to New York.

Benchikiki said on Wednesday that she wrote to all parties, including reform and conservatives to advise them The latest carbon budget.

She said that there is a “remarkable consistency” in general support for climate work, although this decreases with the high cost of living.

Conservative leader Kimi Badnosh said in a speech last month that meeting the goal of net scratch in the United Kingdom would be “impossible” without “bankruptcy or country.”

The committee consulted a representative committee for citizens while submitting its recommendations. The committee expressed its preference to reduce the demand for flying to come from those who fly frequently, commercial flights, and the use of private aircraft.

Airlines pledged to reach zero by 2050, to a large extent by turning into cleaner fuel. But this is the so -called “sustainable aviation fuel” expensive and tubes.

“We need more targeted political support to help flying to zero zero, especially to increase the removal of SAF and Greenhouse gases and pushed by the advisor’s commitment to sustainable growth in aviation, instead of explicit measures that seek to inhibit the air travel of any regiment,” said Tim Aldradadi, CEO of the Air Force Group.