Google accused of airbrushing carbon emissions in flight search results

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Google has been accused of airbrushing aviation emissions, after the company changed its flight search engine to halve the CO2 emissions attributed to any given trip. The company said it made the change following consultations with its "industry partners" It affects the carbon calculator embedded in the company's "Google Flights" search tool. Some experts say Google's calculations now represent just over half of the real impact of flights.

Published 4 months ago · Mountain View, United States Photography The Independent

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The Guardian

Google accused of airbrushing carbon emissions in flight search results

Tweak to search engine effectively halves the environmental impact stated for each tripGoogle has been accused of airbrushing aviation emissions, after the company changed its flight search engine to halve the CO2 emissions attributed to any given trip.The change, first noted by the BBC, affects a feature on Google Flights that shows the estimated carbon emissions of each route. The company flags routes with higher or lower than typical emission…

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The Independent

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Google changed its Google Flights carbon calculator in a way that has 'airbrushed' the real environmental impact of aviation, experts say

Since July, the Google Flights tool only shows the CO2 emissions of flights, excluding up to two-thirds of their true climate impact.

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Evening Standard

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Euronews

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Google accused of airbrushing carbon emissions in flight search results

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Google 'airbrushes' out emissions from flying, BBC reveals

Google 'airbrushes' out emissions from flying, BBC reveals

Google accused of airbrushing carbon emissions in flight search results

Google accused of airbrushing carbon emissions in flight search results

Google accused of ‘airbrushing’ impact of flights by changing its climate calculator

Google accused of ‘airbrushing’ impact of flights by changing its climate calculator

Google changed its Google Flights carbon calculator in a way that has 'airbrushed' the real environmental impact of aviation, experts say

Google changed its Google Flights carbon calculator in a way that has 'airbrushed' the real environmental impact of aviation, experts say

Google flight emission changes: Search engine “airbrushes” out emissions from flying

Google flight emission changes: Search engine “airbrushes” out emissions from flying

Google accused of ‘airbrushing’ parts of your flight's climate impact

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