SLOW UPTAKE OF OFFSETTING OPTIONS

FEWER than 1% of passengers choose to offset the carbon dioxide emissions associated with their flights – and that’s when airlines actually offer the option.

Research by the BBC revealed that of the 28 major airlines it contacted, less than half offer passengers a carbon offsetting scheme and most of the airlines quizzed by the news organisation declined to report on take-up, “often saying their figures were too low to report”.