A Turbulent Plan for Green Aviation

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21 min listen
Bentley Kaplan, Michael Disabato
July 31, 2023
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Airlines have been offering customers with the option to purchase carbon credits or to support sustainable aviation fuel as they are buying a plane ticket. The airlines claim in doing so, the customer can lower the emissions of their trip and thereby lessen its impact on climate change. Sounds great! But, is that true? Are your emissions really lowered by those carbon credits? And can airlines use the promise of abated emissions, or better yet, sustainable fuels, to claim they are already carbon neutral? On this episode, we discuss aviation’s ambitious climate plans, why some of the advertising around these plans has gotten the industry in to legal trouble, and what the future holds for airlines and passengers that are worried about their carbon emissions.
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Bentley Kaplan
Bentley Kaplan
Vice President, MSCI Research
Michael Disabato
Michael Disabato
Vice President, MSCI Research

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