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Articles tagged “carbon emissions”

Airlines

European Commission Under Fire for Plan to Greenwash Carbon-Emitting Aircraft

Although the European Commission believes certain aviation investments could be described as sustainable, the industry as a whole has a long way to go reduce its enormously large carbon footprint.

Kate Abnett, Reuters | 8 months ago

European Commission Under Fire for Plan to Greenwash Carbon-Emitting Aircraft

Airline Weekly

KLM Faces Increased Pressure to Reduce Emissions at Schiphol

KLM must make real progress on reducing carbon emissions or face serious limits on its future growth in Amsterdam.

8 months ago
KLM Faces Increased Pressure to Reduce Emissions at Schiphol

Hotels

Choice Hotels Boosts Environmental Reporting But Overlooks Key Pieces

Choice Hotels is late to the ESG party, but it's now started to formally report some data. All in all an important first step, but we hope there’s more to come.

Wouter Geerts | 8 months ago

Choice Hotels Boosts Environmental Reporting But Overlooks Key Pieces

Hotels

Hotel Reporting Shows Environmental Blind Spots

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at hotel environmental performance, U.S. airline labor struggles, and infrastructure needs at Middle East airports.

Rashaad Jorden | 8 months ago

Hotel Reporting Shows Environmental Blind Spots

Hotels

Hotel Chains Need to Up Game on Franchise Emission Reporting: New Skift Research

Progress has been made on environmental reporting by hotel companies, but major blind spots remain. The asset-light model being pursued by most large hotel companies jars with the need for greater oversight by head office to really track and improve emissions.

Wouter Geerts | 8 months ago

Hotel Chains Need to Up Game on Franchise Emission Reporting: New Skift Research

Tourism

Skift India Daily: A Billion Air Travelers Expected by 2040 — How Adani Airports Is Preparing

As Adani Airports’ ambitious airport growth plan takes flight, what remains to be seen is if the Indian ports-to-power conglomerate can establish itself as a dominant player in aviation.

Amrita Ghosh | 8 months ago

Skift India Daily: A Billion Air Travelers Expected by 2040 — How Adani Airports Is Preparing

Airlines

Booming Airline Traffic Could Force Carriers to Buy Carbon Offsets as Early as 2024

Although the United Nations believes carbon offsets can help reduce airline emissions, its approach has major skeptics in some industry executives who don't see them as an effective solution to worsening aviation-related pollution.

Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh, Reuters | 8 months ago

Booming Airline Traffic Could Force Carriers to Buy Carbon Offsets as Early as 2024

News Blog

Lufthansa Climate Ad Banned in UK for Greenwashing

An ad by the Lufthansa Group has been banned in the UK after it was found to mislead consumers over the airline's carbon emissions reduction efforts. The ad in question was released last May with the tagline: "Connecting the World. Protecting its Future. #MakeChangeFly." It was part of a campaign by Lufthansa to promote its…

Edward Russell | 9 months ago

News Blog

Germany’s Deutsche Bahn Sees Jump in Air-Rail Passenger Numbers

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn saw demand for connections between its trains and flights operated by Lufthansa increase 25 percent last year. The increase comes after the railroad and airline expanded their partnership, including more direct trains to the Frankfurt airport, in 2021. "Where aviation and rail cooperate, we record double-digit growth rates," said Michael…

Edward Russell | 10 months ago

Tourism

What My 3-Week Trip to Vietnam Reveals About the Realities of a Carbon Footprint

Calculating the carbon footprint of a trip in Vietnam was a stark reminder of how flights and luxury hotels are wrecking balls environmentally.

Stuart McDonald, Travelfish | 10 months ago

What My 3-Week Trip to Vietnam Reveals About the Realities of a Carbon Footprint