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The airline LATAM launched its program so that passengers can compensate the carbon footprint generated by their trips.
from this 18 of May, the passengers of LATAM Airlines Ecuador will have the possibility of offsetting the carbon footprint generated by their air travel thanks to the new “1+1” program: “Compensate to Conserve”, an invitation to support the protection of the environment and ecosystems in a collaborative way, since for each ton that the client decides to compensate, the LATAM group will compensate one more, thus doubling the positive impact for the environment and ecosystems.
Compensate carbon footprint with Latam
Through the “My trips” section on LATAM.com, Passengers will be able to enter their flight data to know the number of tons of C02 generated and will have the possibility of paying to compensate for the calculated impact..
The contribution or payment made by passengers and by LATAM will benefit the CO2Bio project, that supports the conservation and restoration of more than 500 one thousand hectares of flooded savannahs in the Colombian Orinoquía, whose importance lies in its very high CO2 capture capacity. in addition, supports the conservation of biodiversity by being home to more than 2 A thousand species, between them, 7 bird species in vulnerability, 5 Species of day butterflies that are in danger, plus other critically endangered species. THE PROJECT -QUE TO 2030 hopes to capture more than 11 million tons of CO2- It also allows generating economic and social benefits to more than 700 families living in that sector.
“The magnitude of the problem of climate change requires the effort of everyone, and at LATAM we are convinced that it is collaborative work that will allow us to generate a greater impact. This is why, that we launched our program 1 + 1, through which passengers will be able to offset the carbon footprint they emit when traveling. As part of our commitment, LATAM will match the amount compensated by the client, thus doubling the impact generated for the benefit of the ecosystems and biodiversity of South America”, indicated Juan Jose Tohá, Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability of Latam Airlines Group.
“We are very committed to the care and preservation of the environment, And we have been strengthening with each of the actions and programs we launched. We have how
organization goals to meet and along that path attention to the problem of change
climate makes a lot of sense. Even more, When there is a task in which we must all collaborate. That's where our program comes from. 1 + 1, with which passengers will be able to offset the carbon footprint they emit when traveling; And we from Latam, We will match the quantity compensated by the client, thus doubling the impact generated for the benefit of the ecosystems and biodiversity of South America”, noted Monica Fistrovic, CEO of LATAM Airlines Ecuador.
A collaborative and accessible program
The program allows passengers to compensate the CO2 emissions issued on their flights. For instance, the longest international route of the LATAM group, From Sao Paulo to Frankfurt issues approximately 0,8 Tons of CO2 per passenger on a round trip flight. Compensating the emissions of this route can be around 8 dollars per person.
In this line, The LATAM group had already offered the possibility to its corporate clients in the first instance., to offset the carbon footprint of your trips and only during the year 2022, it was possible to compensate more than 50.000 tons of CO2, In the same modality 1+1.
The new program, It is part of the actions framed within the sustainability strategy of the LATAM group, which has among its goals reduce and compensate for the equivalent of 50% of the group's domestic emissions 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality to 2050.
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