From January 2020, British Airways says it will become the first UK airline to offset carbon emissions on all its flights within the UK.
British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), became the first airline group worldwide to commit to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, contributing to both the UK Government’s commitment to a net zero carbon economy by 2050 and the United Nations’ objective to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
IAG’s emissions’ goal will be achieved through numerous environmental initiatives, including investing more than $400m in the development of sustainable aviation fuels over the next 20 years.
Alex Cruz, British Airways’ chairman and chief executive, said: “British Airways is determined to play its part in reducing aviation’s CO2 emissions. To solve such a multi-faceted issue requires a multi-faceted response and this initiative further demonstrates our commitment to a sustainable future. It also follows our announcement to partner with renewable fuels company, Velocys, to build a facility which converts household and commercial waste into renewable sustainable jet fuel to power our fleet.”