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France rejects airline tax hike, pushes global adoption at COP30

An aircraft of French airline Air France. AFP - ODD ANDERSEN

France has no intention of further increasing the "solidarity tax" on airline tickets, its transport ministry said on Tuesday, adding that current discussions on the sidelines of COP30 aim to "encourage other countries" to use such mechanisms to finance sustainable development.

France, Barbados and Kenya launched a working group in 2023 advocating for taxes on affluent air passengers, with the aim of supporting poorer nations in their response to climate change.

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