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Science, Policy & a Green Recovery: Economic & Energy Transitions

CSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast

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The Role of the Government in the Economy

I would hope that when the government is essentially pumping large amounts of money into particular firms, that it does make that money conditional on certain behavior changes. I think a good example would be airlines posing rises in fuel duty. You know, air fuel is one of the most under-tax energy commodities. And I would certainly make the imposition of fuel duty a condition of any continuing support to the airline industry.

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