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> ['Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a switch of emphasis. So if domestic flights are taxed, it should be on the absolute condition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-cannot-be-allowed-to-become-an-excuse-for-stealth-taxes-and-nor/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/551/zac-goldsmith-15438_about_green-cannot-be-allowed-to-become-an-exc_898160.jpg)

> [If we want to preserve Heathrow's hub status, we need to stop clogging it up with point-to-point flights to places such as Cyprus and Greece, which between them account for 87 weekly flights, and contribute nothing to overall connectivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/if-we-want-to-preserve-heathrow-s-hub-status-we-need-to-stop-clogging/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

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## Other authors on Flights

- [Steven Magee 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flights/steven-magee/)

## More by Zac Goldsmith

> [I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/i-can-t-be-bought-i-don-t-need-to-be-bought-i-m-not-a-careerist-i-don/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/we-always-hear-from-newspapers-that-while-people-understand-the/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [By uploading 40 years of 'Ecologist' editions online, we will be creating the world's most extensive ecological archive. 'The Ecologist' will continue to set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/by-uploading-40-years-of-ecologist-editions-online-we-will-be/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [All schools should teach children basic cooking skills. Every school should be able to buy sustainable, good quality food wherever possible from local sources.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/all-schools-should-teach-children-basic-cooking-skills-every-school/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [The food system is not a free market. In this country, we impose reasonably high standards of animal welfare - but we haven't applied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/the-food-system-is-not-a-free-market-in-this-country-we-impose/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/politics-colours-everything-and-anyone-who-wants-change-is/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/politicians-are-so-detested-and-the-main-cause-is-not-policy-it-s-the/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Yes, Heathrow is the U.K.'s busiest airport, but new runways or a new airport are not the answer. It is far better to focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/yes-heathrow-is-the-u-k-s-busiest-airport-but-new-runways-or-a-new/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [In North America, more than half of all children travel to school by bus. We need a similar programme in London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/in-north-america-more-than-half-of-all-children-travel-to-school-by/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/while-big-business-gain-subsidies-and-political-access-small/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [The Conservatives are a confusing lot. They first denied climate change was a serious issue and then suggested strengthening the nuclear industry as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/the-conservatives-are-a-confusing-lot-they-first-denied-climate/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Sense About Science is much more than an innocent fact-checking service. It is a spin-off of a bizarre political network that began life as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/sense-about-science-is-much-more-than-an-innocent-fact-checking/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> ['Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-cannot-be-allowed-to-become-an-excuse-for-stealth-taxes-and-nor/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the right behaviour,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/green-policy-is-about-triggering-a-shift-to-a-cleaner-way-of-doing/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

> [If there was a time when 'The Ecologist' appeared not to be making a difference at all, not doing something useful, I wouldn't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-goldsmith/if-there-was-a-time-when-the-ecologist-appeared-not-to-be-making-a/)

[Zac Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-goldsmith/)

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