How green is Branson's lobby?

Hmmm. So what do we think? Greenwash or progressives?

However, the spokesperson hinted at opposition to new levies, saying that recent polls pointed to an anti-tax sentiment among the British public.
"The public mood appears to be against further taxation, that's what the opinion polls are saying," he said.
Sir Richard and British Airways, despite their differences, have both backed bringing European airlines into the EU carbon emissions trading scheme.
It is thought that such a move would be the bare minimum requirement for airlines to avoid hefty taxation to curb their carbon emissions.
Airlines account for 5.5% of UK carbon emissions, according to a recent Oxford University report, but that will rise to a quarter by 2050 unless action is taken.

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