ATLANTA, June 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air
Lines (NYSE: DAL) is partnering with the Carbon War Room, a
nonprofit founded by Sir Richard
Branson, in an effort to accelerate low-carbon jet fuel
production worldwide. This is part of the global carrier's
commitment to environmental accountability, transparency and carbon
emission reduction.
Delta and Carbon War Room agree that the development of a
secure, sustainable, renewable fuels supply will strengthen the
airline industry's access to high-quality jet fuel, reduce price
volatility and the industry's overall carbon footprint and meet the
needs of increasingly climate-conscious customers.
Additionally, access to a competitively-priced renewable jet
fuel will be advantageous in meeting future regulatory requirements
to reduce emissions from the burning of petroleum-based jet
fuel.
"Delta recognizes that our commitment and responsibility extends
well beyond our customers and includes being good global corporate
citizens," said John Laughter,
Delta's senior vice president – Corporate Safety, Security and
Compliance. "Supporting the Carbon War Room is a great step forward
as we strive to lead the industry in innovation and
sustainability."
"I am very excited to welcome Delta Air Lines as the newest
partner in this game-changing effort. By joining, Delta is further
elevating its commitment to environmental sustainability and
supporting real action to face the most important challenge of our
time," said Jose Maria Figueres,
President of the Carbon War Room.
Additionally, Delta is reducing its carbon footprint through
initiatives such as improving the efficiency of our fleet,
partnerships in air traffic management, airport and facility green
practices and a robust recycling program in the air and on the
ground. The airline also has successfully verified its complete
greenhouse gas emissions inventory under The Climate Registry and
has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North American Index
three years in a row.
Since 2009, Delta has supported the greenhouse gas emissions
goals of IATA and Airlines for America, including improving average
annual fuel efficiency by 1.5 percent through 2020, stabilizing
emissions with carbon-neutral growth from 2020 and reducing net
emissions 50 percent by 2050, relative to 2005.
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines serves nearly 165 million customers each year.
This year, Delta was named the 2014 Airline of the Year by Air
Transport World magazine and was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50
Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the third time in four years. With an industry-leading
global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer
service to 333 destinations in 64 countries on six continents.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta
employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline
fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member
of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's
leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and
Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint venture with Virgin
Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers
customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam,
Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK,
New York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and
Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport
facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta,
Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog
takingoff.delta.com.
The Carbon War Room
The Carbon War Room is a global nonprofit, founded by Sir
Richard Branson and a team of
like-minded entrepreneurs, that accelerates the adoption of
business solutions that reduce carbon emissions at gigaton scale
and advance the low-carbon economy. The organization focuses
primarily on solutions that can be realized using proven
technologies under current policy landscapes.
The Carbon War Room identifies and works in sectors where
emissions can be reduced profitably, and where there are barriers
preventing greater adoption of low-carbon solutions. Within these
sectors, we launch operations and collaborate with the sectors'
stakeholders. The War Room's current Operations include Maritime
Shipping Efficiency, Building Efficiency, Renewable Jet Fuels,
Smart Island Economies, and Trucking Efficiency.
For more information, please visit www.carbonwarroom.com.
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