'Few want to fly less for green reasons'
Published Date:
28 August 2008
Only high prices – and not environmental concerns – will persuade people not to fly so often, a survey of East Midlands residents has suggested.
It would take a £50 rise in return air fares for short-haul flights to make most people fly less often, a study by Loughborough University and presented at the Royal Geographical Society found.
More than half of the 605 residents questioned said aviation was a significant contributor to climate change, but just eight per cent were trying to fly less for environmental reasons.
The full article contains 95 words and appears in Northampton Chron & Echo newspaper.
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Last Updated:
28 August 2008 9:04 AM
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Source:
Northampton Chron & Echo
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Location:
Northampton
