US airline Delta commits $1 billion to become carbon neutral. Biofuels International. (2020).
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commits-1-billion-to-become-carbon-neutral/.

 

Delta Airlines just announced that it will commit $1 billion to reducing their carbon footprint from their operations around the world. The company plans to do so by investing in innovation, integrating clean technology, and reducing carbon output outside of their flights. To reduce carbon output on aircrafts, Delta will renew their fleets by cutting extra weight, improving flight operations, and decreasing their use of jet fuel by introducing sustainable aviation fuels or SAFs. They will also look into carbon negative processes such as wetland restoration and forestry. 

 

I think Delta is taking a great step here. Their willingness to change will make a huge impact in the world as well as in their profits. My family chose to drive down to Los Angeles over winter break because it would release less carbon than flying. If the option for a carbon neutral airline were on the table, we would have chosen that, and I think many others would as well. This article relates to environmental science because it details a massive company taking a risk in order to better this planet. 2% of global carbon emissions come from the aviation industry, so if Delta manages to get more customers out of this, other airlines will be forced to follow. Through competition alone, 2% of the world’s carbon emissions could be gone.