JetBlue AirWays Announces<br />Plan to Become Carbon-Neutral.<br />JetBlue recently announced its plans to become<br />the first carbon-neutral airline in the United States. .<br />The company said they will begin offsetting CO2 emissions<br />from jet fuel on domestic flights beginning July 2020. .<br />This will be done through projects such as forestry conservation,<br />landfill gas capture and the creation of solar and wind farms. .<br />In total, these efforts will reduce a reported 15 to<br />17 billions pounds worth of emissions each year.<br />According to Robin Hayes, JetBlue CEO,<br />the change is being made in an effort to<br />reduce the airline industry’s negative<br />contribution to global warming.<br />Air travel connects people and cultures,<br />and supports a global economy, yet we must<br />act to limit this critical industry’s contributions<br />to climate change … We reduce where we can<br />and offset where we can’t, Robin Hayes, via statement.<br />Hayes also said that it would<br />prepare JetBlue for the “lower-carbon<br />economy” that aviation is heading for.<br />as it currently causes two percent of all carbon emissions,<br />with that number expected to rise in the coming years. .<br />Carbon offsetting is a bridge to, not a silver<br />bullet for, a lower carbon future. Reducing<br />and mitigating our greenhouse gas emissions<br />is a fundamental aspect of our business plan<br />and our mission to inspire humanity, Robin Hayes, via statement
