Ban short-haul flights for climate? In EU poll 62% say yes

FILE PHOTO: An aeroplane flies underneath the jet stream of another aircraft above the Italian city of Padova. Picture taken September 18, 2013. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A majority of European citizens would support a ban on short-distance flights to fight climate change, according to a survey the European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Tuesday.

Of 28,088 respondents to the survey, 62% favoured a ban and an even greater majority of 72% said they would support a carbon tax on flights. The poll, conducted in September-October 2019, covered the then-28 European Union member states, including Britain.