Carbon Offsets Mask Aviation Industry’s Lack of Green Alternatives

The airline industry is facing an environmental reckoning. Manufacturers and carriers are still hooked on kerosene with alternative biofuels yet to make any real dent in the market and electric planes still decades away. It's put airlines and governments in a difficult position but at the moment they still seem determined to paper over the cracks. The UK government recently revealed it was looking at ways to raise the profile of carbon offset strategies in the transport sector as a way of potentially reducing emissions. The country's Department for Transport published a consultation document with a view to collecting responses and then using them to inform any future government policy. Airlines, which for years have ignored their environmental impact, have started talking about their carbon emissions but the likes of Wizz Air and Ryanair have chosen to frame it in a specific way. They might have more efficient aircraft than some of their rivals but they still burn the same