Sky-High Airfares on the Radar as Australia Seeks to Meet Emission Targets

Sky-High Airfares on the Radar as Australia Seeks to Meet Emission Targets
A Virgin Australia plane takes off at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia on March 19, 2020. Saeed Khan via Getty Images
Isabella Rayner
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Travellers might need to brace for soaring airfare costs as airlines attempt to cut their emissions simultaneously while the demand for travel increases.

This follows the federal government’s updated safeguard mechanism—which came into effect in July—that has set limits on the greenhouse gases from Australian companies to reduce emissions to 43 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and net zero by 2050.

Isabella Rayner
Isabella Rayner
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Isabella Rayner is a reporter based in Melbourne, Australia. She is an author and editor for WellBeing, WILD, and EatWell Magazines.
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