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Airlines Still Think They Can Offset Their Way Out of Climate Catastrophe

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An aircraft lands at London Heathrow. Airlines are coming up with ways to present themselves as environmentally responsible. Matt Kieffer / Flickr

Skift Take: Airlines are much more comfortable talking about mitigating climate change through incremental changes such as more efficient aircraft and carbon offsets. But these don’t alter the fundamental problem. Flying is bad for the environment and it is only going to get worse as demand keeps rising.

— Patrick Whyte

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