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British Airways says it will become the first UK airline to offset carbon emissions on all its domestic flights.<\/p>\nBritish Airways says it will become the first UK airline to offset carbon emissions on all its domestic flights.<\/p>\n
From January 2020, the carrier will invest in carbon reduction projects around the world to offset emissions from its flights within the UK.<\/p>\n
The airline operates up to 75 flights a day between London and 10 other UK cities, generating around 400,000 tonnes of CO2 each year.<\/p>\n
The projects being supported include those involving renewable energy, rain forest protection and reforestation.<\/p>\n
British Airways\u2019s parent company IAG has also committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n
The group claimed it can achieve this target through environmental initiatives such as investing more than $400m in the development of sustainable aviation fuels over the next 20 years.<\/p>\n
British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz said: \u201cBritish Airways is determined to play its part in reducing aviation\u2019s CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo solve such a multi-faceted issue requires a multi-faceted response and this initiative further demonstrates our commitment to a sustainable future.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt also follows our announcement to partner with renewable fuels company, Velocys, to build a facility which converts household and commercial waste into renewable sustainable jet fuel to power our fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n
The airline is inviting passengers on non-domestic flights to \u201creduce their impact on the environment\u201d through carbon offsetting.<\/p>\n
It offers a tool which calculates emissions, resulting in a flight from London to Madrid in economy costing \u00a31 to offset, while London to Los Angeles in business comes with a \u00a324 fee.<\/p>\n