Airlines should be forced to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by mixing biofuel into the tank, the government's special investigator Maria Wetterstrand suggests, writes Dagens Nyheter.

According to the proposal, the reduction obligation will be limited to only reducing emissions by 1–5 percent by 2025, as there will be a shortage of biofuels at first. After that, emissions will be reduced by 25–30 percent by 2030.

– Airlines realize that they cannot escape this issue. That they must be involved in this transition in a stronger way than they have been so far. They are experiencing pressure from their own employees and from corporate and private customers. And there is very little evidence that aviation can change on its own, Wetterstrand tells the newspaper.

The price of air travel will be increased by around 250 kronor for an intercontinental trip if the proposal becomes a reality, due to biofuel being more expensive than regular aviation fuel, according to the investigation.

Source: TT