IPS report says replacement fuels well off track to replace kerosene within timeframe needed to avert climate disaster Hopes that replacement fuels for airplanes will slash carbon pollution are misguided and support for these alternatives could even worsen the climate crisis, a new report has warned. There is currently “no realistic or scalable alternative” to
Greenwashing – the deceptive tactics behind environmental claims
Greenwashing presents a significant obstacle to tackling climate change. By misleading the public to believe that a company or other entity is doing more to protect the environment than it is, greenwashing promotes false solutions to the climate crisis that distract from and delay concrete and credible action. Greenwashing manifests itself in several ways –
Farm To Fly: Greenwashing at your expense
Proposal would subsidize farmers to grow crops to create aviation fuel The Farm To Fly Act is the most basic reason STNI has never endorsed so-called sustainable aviation fuels. In theory, aviation fuels created exclusively from scrap biomass may pollute less and might create fewer greenhouse gases than fossil fuels. However, the amount of such available material
Airlines, farm groups urge crop-based aviation fuel in farm bill
By Marc Heller | 04/24/2024 01:40 PM EDT Organizations asked Agriculture Committee leaders in Congress to include incentives for sustainable aviation fuel in the upcoming farm bill. Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) is leading legislation on sustainable aviation fuel that groups want included in the farm bill. Francis Chung/POLITICO Commercial airlines and biofuel industry groups pressed key lawmakers Wednesday
A greenwashing lawsuit against Delta aims to set a precedent
By KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS Bloomberg As tranquil instrumental music plays over gauzy images of nature, a woman’s voice-over begins. “Isn’t it a paradox,” she wonders aloud, “that the love for this world that gets us out in it, sometimes leaves behind the things that can harm it? Flight by flight, we broaden our views. We gain
Carbon Neutrality Suit Against Delta Airlines Signals the Arrival Time of “Greenwashing” Litigation
A recent class action filed against Delta Airlines is among the first major consumer cases targeting claims of carbon neutrality. The complaint, filed in Mayanna Berrin v. Delta Airlines Inc., No. 2:23-cv-04150 (C.D. Cal.) on May 30, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, takes aim at Delta Airlines’
Busted: 5 tricks the aviation industry plays on us to appear green
Herwig Schuster 1 June 2022 • 7 min read Airlines around the globe have been vying with each other on who has the greenest and shiniest announcements recently. British Airways made headlines with its plan to use sustainable aviation fuel on a commercial scale, Air France claimed to aim for a 12% cut in emissions by 2030, and Ryanair has
Delta Air Lines hit with lawsuit over claims of carbon neutrality
By ED DAVEY The Associated Press A consumer class action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world’s “first carbon-neutral airline” and should pay damages. The complaint in federal court in California alleges the airline relied on carbon offsets that were largely bogus. Companies around the world buy carbon credits
Berrin v Delta United States District Central District Of California Class Action Complaint
