SilverJet are the World's First Carbon Neutral Airline. They won the Institute of Transport Management's environmentally aware airline of the year, 2007!
They do this with a mandatory carbon offset contribution, which is invested by The CarbonNeutral Company, to ensure that every tonne of CO2 associated with your flight is matched by one tonne saved through climate friendly projects around the world.
Examples of projects supported by Silverjet to neutralise its carbon impact are:
* Jamaican energy efficient project – subsidises the cost of energy efficient lightbulbs to encourage use. Benefits to the island include less dependence on depleted oil reserves and less power cuts, which in turn promotes the prime industry – tourism
* New Zealand wind farm – one of the few gold standard carbon offset projects worldwide, this provides an alternative to non-sustainable power sources
* US methane – methane is 23 times more powerful than CO2 as a greenhouse gas, and it leaks from many disused mines. This project captures methane and ‘flares’ it which converts methane into CO2.
Silverjet specialise in business flights from London Luton airport to New York.
For visit www.carbonneutral.com
2 comments:
I have my doubts about carbon offsetting. Not sure that any airline is 'green', just a bit less brown than the others!
Well it is a start isnt it, its not like flying is going to stop!
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