Sustainable flying: Are ‘green’ fees ready for take off?
Lufthansa Group, which includes Brussels Airlines, will expand its “green fares” system from 4 December for “more sustainable flying.” But amid pending greenwashing investigations, concerns have been raised over sustainability claims in the aviation sector.
Despite CO2 offsetting promises being among the investigated claims, they remain a growing trend within the sector, according to climate law expert Clémentine Baldon.
Nonetheless, Baldon believes there are sufficient legal frameworks to regulate and address sustainability concerns within the European aviation sector. She highlighted a recent ruling by a Dutch court in a case against KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which found terms such as “sustainable fuel” to be too absolute and unclear regarding their environmental benefits.
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