One might have noticed: At the moment environmentalism seems to be en vogue globally. That does not stop at the German border, naturally. On the contrary, Germany's Green Party is reaching new heights in the polls while Fridays high school students vocally demand climate action. But there are also various proposals from within the ruling coalition. One such proposal comes from Alexander Dobrindt, the parliamentary leader of the CSU faction and a former minister of transportation. His plan is to introduce a "price-war-tax" ("Kampfpreis-Steuer") on flight tickets below a threshold of €50. The declared