British Airways has partnered with Chooose, a
climate tech company, to launch two online platforms that enable
individual and corporate customers to better understand, calculate
and address the emissions that their flights produce.
British Airways’ customers have
been able to mitigate their emissions by purchasing carbon offsets
and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for some time.
The new CO2llaborate programme is an evolution of
that carbon offsetting tool, and features more precise emissions
calculations and a new adjustable slider to give customers more
control over the amount of SAF versus verified carbon offsets they
wish to purchase.
The SAF available on the CO2llaborate platform
comes from the Phillips 66 plant in Humberside, which uses waste
cooking oil as the feedstock, providing lifecycle emissions
reductions of over 80% compared to traditional fossil-based jet
fuel.
The SAF is routinely delivered to British Airways
via existing pipeline infrastructure that feeds directly into
London Heathrow as part of the airline’s multi-year partnership
with Phillips 66.
Andreas Slettvoll, CEO and Founder of Chooose,
said, “Partnering with British Airways is a true milestone in
bringing climate solutions to both leisure and corporate
travellers. British Airways has always been a north star to us in
innovation in the airline industry and we are proud to support
them in their relentless work on their most important journey yet,
their journey to net zero.”
Individual customers can access the platform
before, during or after their flight, while corporate customers will get access to a dashboard
that shows the CO2 emissions generated from their business travel
and receive monthly emissions reports.
Companies will then be able to select how to
address their carbon emissions by selecting specific climate
solutions ranging from purchasing SAF to contributing to certified
carbon offset projects.
“We know that many of our customers want to
fly with sustainability in mind and while we work on delivering
our own short, medium and long-term initiatives to achieve net
zero emissions by 2050, we know many of our customers want to take
action today too,” said Carrie Harris, Director of Sustainability
at British Airways. “This new CO2llaborate platform further empowers
our customers to make sustainable choices when flying with us. We
look forward to working with Chooose to evolve the platform as we
continue to drive the decarbonisation of our industry.”
