(Bloomberg) – JetBlue Airways Corp. said it is the first major US airline to offset emissions of all its domestic flights to be with the goal of zero emissions until July, as the pressure on the industry to grow by climate change activists. The carrier is also sustainable fuel for aircraft on its flights from San Francisco International Airport, the airline of New York, he said on Monday start. JetBlue the cost of the compensation program is reduced to disclose, but said that does not rise at the last minute as a result. The airline produces about 8 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year and is working on a plan to compensate for international flights, said Sophia Mendelsohn, chief JetBlue sustainability. The carrier is following EasyJet Plc, the second-largest discount store in Europe who would be the first airline to compensate announced in November, the carbon emissions from their flights. have as a concern for the industry’s role in climate change mounted, the number of people who have domestic flights in Germany and Sweden, where it fell teen activist Greta Thunberg has been campaigning against the airline. JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said his airline program is not an answer to this critical growing. “This is part of a long-term commitment is that we and the industry should have the climate reality is reflected in,” he said in an interview. “The Air Force has a central and important role to play, and it must make sure it has prepared for the new environment in which we work.” JetBlue’s emissions by investing in projects that deserve the protection of forests from destruction; develop solar and wind parks instead of coal, diesel or fuel oil to produce energy; and detect the production of methane landfills, which can be converted into a source of renewable energy. The airline said its investment is a cost of doing business, although he noted that the cost of emission allowances is likely to increase the demand. “Through this purchase now, presumably as a hedge against rising prices of locks CO2,” said Mendelsohn, head of sustainability. Other US carriers purchase offsets on a limited basis. JetBlue operates EcoAct South Pole and sustainability consultants and Carbonfund.org Foundation, a nonprofit organization that carbon reduction projects and planting trees in more than 40 states and 20 countries will be funded. “We have a tremendous amount of austerity sets behind to make sure they are real, they are legitimate, they are verifiable, are understandable,” said Mendelsohn. “We offset the carbon partner with a long-term reputation of survivors gusts as high and low carbon offset.” While the impact of climate environmentalists steps now to reduce praised, who, if they purchase offset is set sufficiently challenged, and said that the emission is more effective to reduce. If the country’s aviation industry, which would be among the leaders of higher rank 10 issues, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization. Also JetBlue jet of renewable fuel by Finnish Neste Oyj, stirring between 25% and 40% is the alternative to conventional fuel purchases the airline’s 17 daily flights from San Francisco in mid-year in power. Neste MY fuel produced from waste and residual materials and, according to the manufacturer, emissions can be reduced up to 80% compared to fuel of fossil origin. The carrier is investing in emission reduction projects from 2008 to compensate for 2.6 billion pounds of CO2 emissions. It also has baggage tractors and belt loaders International Airport John F. Kennedy in New York to electricity, a change is switched plans, up to 40% of its owned fleet by 2025. Photo copyright by Bruce Bennett to extend Getty Images
JetBlue announces plan to become the first airline carbon-neutral United States in the next six months
