Delta Air Lines hit with lawsuit over claims of carbon neutrality
- Delta Air Lines faces a consumer class action lawsuit alleging it inaccurately promoted itself as the world's first carbon-neutral airline, relying on largely bogus carbon offsets.
- The lawsuit, filed by a California resident on behalf of anyone who flew Delta while living in the state since March 2020, claims the offsets' benefits would have happened even without the airline's investment.
- The case is believed to be the first against a major American airline and one of just a handful of "greenwashing" cases in the US based on consumer protection law.
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Delta Air Lines hit with lawsuit over claims of carbon neutrality
A consumer class action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world’s “first carbon-neutral airline” and should pay damages. The complaint in federal court in California alleges the airline relied on carbon offsets that were largely bogus.
Delta Air Lines hit with lawsuit over claims of carbon neutrality
(AP) — A consumer class action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world's “first carbon-neutral airline” and should pay damages. The complaint in federal court in California alleges the airline relied on carbon offsets that were largely bogus. Companies around the world buy carbon credits to cancel out their carbon releases with projects that promise to absorb carbon dioxide out of the air, or prevent …
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