Monday, November 15, 2021
Days after the UN Climate Summit concluded in Glasgow, Delta airlines announced that they are planning to hike the fares in order to meet the climate standards.
According to a report, the decision from the bosses of the airline came as 23 countries have vowed to work collectively to get the aviation industry to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
In order to achieve the goals, the airline has reportedly pledged to use sustainable aviation fuels and electric aeroplanes as a measure to improve the aviation sector. It is worth mentioning that the aviation sector is responsible for about 2.5% of the carbon emissions, as per the reports of the International Energy Agency.
According to the bosses of Delta airlines, spending an amount of $30m (£22.4m) a year could reduce carbon emissions significantly. However, an environmental advocacy group told the media outlet that the agreement is just a ‘brazen greenwashing’. They said the statement from the bosses could yield results, rather, they should implement a scheme that could reduce the flying.
Airlines sector took almost a year to return to recovery mode
During the COVID pandemic, the airlines were the worst-hit sector that took more than a year to return to recovery mode.
All forms of travel are on the way back. Families are the part of the travelling public that the airline sector was most happy to see because there have been some really difficult stories over time of families not being able to connect for long periods.
Recently, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had to suffer the wrath for using a private jet to reach a conference for climate change. Climate activists took a dig at Bezos for taking a private jet to attend UN Climate Summit in Glasgow.
Though Bezos said that his company aims to power all its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, climate activists said his trip to Glasgow (COP26) with a private jet produced ten times the amount of carbon per passenger.
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