This bill is called the “Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax Act of 2023.” Super Bowl LVIII took place last week in Las Vegas, which attracted 100's of private jets for wealthy individuals to watch the Big Game. This put a spotlight on private jet travel, since private jets pollute up to 14 times more than commercial flights.
Hi @Doug Aus
Thanks for posting. Have you seen any media coverage or analyst reporting on this bill?
Hi @Doug Aus @T Todd Elvins. I've heard a bit about the bill, although from what we hear it doesn't have very widespread support in Congress. Also while private jets are a huge source of pollution for individuals, only a very small sliver of the overall population owns jets. In fact most people around the world don't ever fly at all, and so aviation as a whole is only responsible for 2–3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, let alone just private jet flight, which is a small fraction of a percent of global emissions.
I certainly understand the sentiment – private jets are wasteful and create huge individual carbon footprints! But we would prefer to address the issue by putting a price on all carbon pollution, including jet fuel, which would be a much more effective overall solution than just passing the FATCAT Act 🤓
@T Todd Elvins @Dana Nuccitelli It is true that a small and very wealthy slice of the population owns private jets. Since this only deals with private jets, I think that this could be easier to pass than the carbon fee and dividend for all carbon pollution. Private jets were in the news due to the Super Bowl, where about 1,000 private jets flew into Las Vegas. Also, Fox News started talking carbon emissions because of Taylor Swift's use of private jets to see her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
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