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International Business Times
International Business Times
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European Airlines Drop Vague Promises On Carbon Offsets

NGOs argue that airlines should have emission warnings on ads, like the health warnings for tobacco and alcohol (Credit: AFP)

European airlines are starting to become prudent when promoting flight carbon-offset measures, such as reforestation, following courtroom losses and stepped-up pressure by regulators.

Dutch airline KLM in March last year lost a case about greenwashing -- a practice in which companies are regarded as claiming to be more environmentally responsible than they really are.

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