Chinese future frequent flyers’ willingness to pay for carbon emissions reduction

Carbon offset programs and carbon taxes have not been introduced to China’s aviation sector, but may be implemented in the coming decade. This research surveys Chinese university students to understand the factors associated with their willingness to participate in and pay for voluntary carbon offsets and compulsory taxes for domestic and international travel. The authors' survey subjects represent the future frequent flyers and a generation likely to be impacted the most by global warming. The authors find that their willingness to pay (WTP) for carbon emissions reduction is positively related to income, levels of environmental concern and trust in the carbon offsetting/reduction projects. Females tend to have a higher WTP than males. The intention to contribute during the Covid-19 pandemic was lower. The mean WTP for the voluntary offsetting regime for domestic travel is approximately 36.33yuan, whereas the mean WTP for domestic travel under the compulsory regime is about 28.65 yuan. For international travel, these two figures are 45.37 yuan and 71.70 yuan, respectively.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102935
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920921002339
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• Authors:
  • Ma, Wenliang
  • Zhang, Yahua
  • Cui, Jinhua
• Publication Date: 2021-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 102935
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 97
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Carbon; Environmental impacts; Payment; Pollutants
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Passenger Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01785580
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 25 2021 9:16AM