'More than affordable': Aviation could offset its way to 'carbon neutrality' with minimal impact on profitability

Cecilia Keating
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Analysis from Thrust Carbon urges aviation sector to make up front investments that rapidly scale the carbon offsetting market to the scale needed to cover its emissions

The global aviation industry could achieve 'carbon neutrality' if companies invested just six per cent of their annual profits into offsets each year, according to an analysis published today by Thrust...

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