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FLIGHT DECK S U S TA I N A B L E F LY I N G Ensure your preferred supplier is comitted to reducing the impact of your flying WORDS DOUG GOLLAN
If you worry about carbon emissions from your private flights, keep in mind that aviation worldwide accounts for just 2% of CO2 output, and private jets are just 2% of that 2%. That number is set to fall even further via new sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), and a growing number of carbon offset programs being offered by industry players large and small. The biggest news in the last year was NetJets’ announcement that it was consolidating a host of sustainability initiatives to provide a broader platform to encourage change from its position as an industry leader. Prominent is its commitment to purchase sustainable aviation fuel, which cuts carbon emissions by up to 85%. Then in February, the world’s largest private jet operator followed up with “a significant investment” in WasteFuel, a next-generation waste-tofuel company that aims to transform landfill waste into SAF. It is the first private aviation company to buy a stake in the production of sustainable aviation fuel. It will also purchase a minimum of 100 million gallons of WasteFuel’s SAF over the next 10 years.
Availability is currently the biggest issue, so having the world’s largest private jet operator as a committed customer will help grease the wheels, say industry experts. NetJets had been talking to corporate accounts about its carbon credit program and now includes it in every proposal. It also published a rate card for buying carbon offsets by aircraft type. It also offers customers various options to ensure it is as simple as possible, including buying offsets for their entire program, by flight or even by hour. Costs range from US$25.58 per hour for an Embraer Phenom 300 light to US$68.72 for an ultra-longrange Bombardier Global 6000. NetJets Europe has been carbon neutral since 2012, and starting this year the entire company will offset its training and administrative flights, which equate to approximately 1,600 flights. Proving that no idea is too small, additional recycling bins were installed at headquarters to keep them convenient and top-of-mind.
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