Jet fuel is to be made subject to tax. These tax revenues should then be disbursed for climate protection in the countries of the so-called Third World. This is the desire at least of Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul. The politician surprised her G8 colleagues with this proposal as they attended a conference in Berlin. All G8 ministers declared their willingness to support developing countries in their ecological protection efforts to a much greater extent.

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
They attach particular relevance to the report of the World Bank economist Nicholas Stern, whereby it is to be feared that as a consequence of climate change 200 million people will have to flee their homelands. The affected regions are situated primarily in developing countries.