Doubts cast on EasyJet plan to be net-zero emissions airline
EasyJet said Tuesday it will become the first major carrier to operate net-zero carbon flights, offsetting climate-warming emissions from the fuel used on every flight. Climate experts, however, warn that such efforts are stopgap measures at best and that, with few options to reduce emissions from planes, the real focus should be on flying less. EasyJet said it will offset the carbon “by investing in projects that include planting trees or protecting against deforestation.’’ That is estimated to cost about US$32m across the airline, which last year carried 88.5m people on almost 560,000 flights. The airline described the carbon-offset effort as an “interim measure" while new technologies are being developed, including efforts to develop hybrid and electric planes. <br/>
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Doubts cast on EasyJet plan to be net-zero emissions airline
EasyJet said Tuesday it will become the first major carrier to operate net-zero carbon flights, offsetting climate-warming emissions from the fuel used on every flight. Climate experts, however, warn that such efforts are stopgap measures at best and that, with few options to reduce emissions from planes, the real focus should be on flying less. EasyJet said it will offset the carbon “by investing in projects that include planting trees or protecting against deforestation.’’ That is estimated to cost about US$32m across the airline, which last year carried 88.5m people on almost 560,000 flights. The airline described the carbon-offset effort as an “interim measure" while new technologies are being developed, including efforts to develop hybrid and electric planes. <br/>
