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Business Frequent Flyers Are Failing to Lower Their Carbon Footprint
Most large corporations lack credible plans to reduce emissions from their employees’ flights, according to a report from Transport & Environment.
A passenger wheels luggage through the departures terminal at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
Photographer: Akos Stiller/BloombergMost of the world’s largest companies are failing to set ambitious targets to reduce their employees’ emissions from flying, according to a new report from Brussels-based nonprofit Transport & Environment. Just 17% of 328 global companies analyzed by T&E have credible plans to reduce corporate flying emissions.
The remaining 271 companies are not taking the weight of their climate impact seriously, the report notes.