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Willingness to reduce travel consumption to support a low-carbon transition beyond COVID-19

Research article

by Roger Fouquet

on 4 January, 2022

This paper explores people's willingness to reduce travel consumption in support of the transition to a low-carbon pathway beyond COVID-19, using new survey data from UK car drivers and air travellers. Read more

Why airports could become stranded assets

In the news

featuring Joana Setzer

on 26 February, 2021

This article considers the longterm economic feasibility of large scale airport expansion projects. The article includes comments by Joanna Setzer... Read more

The behavioural, welfare and environmental impacts of air travel reductions during and beyond COVID-19

Working paper

by Roger Fouquet and Tanya O’Garra

on 23 July, 2020

This paper aims to estimate the short-run impacts of air travel reductions due to COVID-19, and explores the potential for policy measures to curb demand and reduce carbon dioxide emissions beyond the lifetime of the pandemic with minimal impacts on welfare. Read more