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WHY YOU SHOULD... OFFSET YOUR FLIGHTS

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

In layman’s terms, the concept of carbon offsetting effectively means that you are paying a price to remove the emissions produced when you fly by investing in programs that have a positive effect on the Earth, thereby cancelling out or neutralising your impact. Programs that airlines or their offsetting partners contribute to include reforestation, landcare and social initiatives that prevent the same amount of CO2 entering the atmosphere through their actions.

WHY SHOULD YOU DO IT?

With recent research showing that greenhouse gas emissions from commercial air travel are actually growing at a much faster rate than previously predicted by the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization – up to 70

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