Paris, Oct 21, 2025 (AFP) - European airlines drop vague promises on carbon offsets

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2025-10-21

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. An Amsterdam court ruled it misled consumers with "vague and general" adverts......

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