A consumer class action lawsuit claims Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world’s “first carbon-neutral airline” and should pay damages VERBATIM: The complaint in federal court in California alleges the airline relied on carbon offsets that were largely bogus. Polluting companies often buy carbon credits to cancel out their emissions with projects that […]
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Delta Air Lines faces lawsuit over carbon-neutral claims
A consumer class action lawsuit claims Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world’s “first carbon-neutral airline” and should pay damages
VERBATIM:
The complaint in federal court in California alleges the airline relied on carbon offsets that were largely bogus. Polluting companies often buy carbon credits to cancel out their emissions with projects that promise to absorb carbon dioxide out of the air, or prevent pollution. They’ve been under increasing scrutiny amid claims that benefits are exaggerated.