French airline to offset 100% by CO2 plantation of domestic flights, etc. October 2:54
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Against the backdrop of rising public awareness of the environment in Europe, the French airline announced that it would offset a substantial amount of carbon dioxide emitted by domestic flights from January next year through afforestation. It is also expected that there will be a wider movement to strengthen countermeasures.
The French airline “Air France” announced on January 1 that it will offset 100% of carbon dioxide emitted from domestic flights from January 1 next year as part of its efforts to combat global warming.
The method of offsetting is to use a “carbon offset” system that pays for and purchases carbon dioxide that has been reduced by afforestation or energy conservation projects conducted elsewhere.
Air France's domestic flights currently have an average of more than 450 daily flights and more than 57,000 passengers, but in the future we will continue to introduce passenger aircraft with good fuel efficiency and use them by 2030. Carbon dioxide emissions per customer are halved compared to 2005.
According to the European Environment Agency, 16-year-old Swedish high school student Greta Thunberg, who appeals against global warming, uses airplanes because the amount of carbon dioxide emissions per person is nearly three times that of passenger cars. In Europe, there is a movement to select trains for long-distance transportation.
In the future, it is anticipated that movements to strengthen environmental measures in the aviation industry will spread against the background of rising public awareness of the environment.