A Turbulent Plan for Green Aviation
Sustainability Now
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The Aircraft Industry's Interest in Carbon Credits
A carbon credit usually equals one ton of greenhouse gas produced, sequestered or avoided. When a credit is used to reduce sequester or avoid in a mission, it becomes an offset and then is no longer tradable. The aviation industry seems set on using carbon credits as a key component of their long term climate targets. Only seven airlines in our coverage explicitly say that carbon credits are in their climate targets. But that will likely change.
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