News / 'Greenwashing' rife among airlines, says EC as it clamps down on emissions reporting

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The European Commission (EC) has warned airlines over what it claims are rife ‘misleading greenwashing practices’ – but they might not be the only offenders when it comes to ambiguous environmental calculations.  

Yesterday, the commission wrote to 20 airlines, identifying types of potentially misleading practices, including using the term “sustainable aviation fuels” (SAF) without clearly justifying the environmental impact of such fuels, or using the terms “green”, “sustainable” or “responsible” in an implicit way.  

It suggested that “the identified practices ...