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Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions

Flying is one of the biggest carbon criminals on the planet, so by flying more efficiently and sc...

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07.45 26 Feb 2026


Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions


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07.45 26 Feb 2026


Flying is one of the biggest carbon criminals on the planet, so by flying more efficiently and scrapping business class, will this make fly better for the environment? 

One person who thinks so is Milan Klöwer NERC Independent Research Fellow at University of Oxford.


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