Posted on 11/19/2019 6:58:24 AM PST by yesthatjallen
From today easyJet will be the first major airline to offset the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all of its flights on behalf of all of its customers
easyJet and Airbus sign hybrid-electric aircraft research agreement which will analyse the opportunities and challenges surrounding hybrid and electric aircraft
The airline will continue to support the long-term reinvention of aviation through new technology
easyJet, Europes leading airline, has today announced that it will become the worlds first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its whole network. The airline will achieve this goal by offsetting the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all of its flights, starting today.
easyJet will undertake carbon offsetting through schemes accredited by two of the highest verification standards, Gold Standard and VCS. They will include forestry, renewable and community based projects.
Carbon offsetting is only an interim measure while new technologies are developed, so the airline will continue to support innovative technology, including the development of hybrid and electric planes, working with others across the industry to reinvent and de-carbonise aviation over the long-term. The aim will be for easyJet to reduce the amount of carbon offsetting undertaken as new technologies emerge.
As part of this goal, we have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus related to a joint research project on hybrid and electric aircraft. The MoU is an important step towards furthering the industrys understanding of the operational and infrastructure opportunities and challenges of plug-in hybrid and full electric aircraft.
easyJet and Airbus will cooperate on three distinct work packages set to define the impacts and the requirements necessary for the large-scale introduction of next generation sustainable aircraft on infrastructure and every-day commercial aircraft operations.
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Electric planes that take off with motors ran by battery power charged from the sun as they set idle and while flying. Once aloft use the wind created by flight and gravity to power wind generators to charge the batteries. This is how our military keeps terrorist killing drones aloft 24/7/365.
easyJet wants to corner the Global Warming Nut market ,LOL
So I guess Greta can fly on easyJet now.
Easyjet has received papal indulgence from Pope Algore.
lol.....
This kid will make a great Democrat
What a bunch of rubes.
Gonna go the way of TWA and Eastern and Mohawk and the many, many listed at this link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_airlines_of_the_United_States
Get woke - go broke.
If they want a carbon offset, want don’t they just ban Eric Swalwell from their flights?
If he farted like he did on MSNBC, the plane would probably crash anyway.
Bogus. Emissions are either reduced or not. They are not so this is bogus and meant to pander to those who are loaded. Bogus.
The Emperor has no clothes.
The execs of this airline are ‘plane’ lying.
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