A consumer class action lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world's “first carbon-neutral airline” while relying on carbon offsets that were largely fraudulent.
Companies worldwide purchase carbon credits to offset their carbon emissions through projects that promise to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or prevent potential pollution. However, in recent months, they have been in the limelight with concerns that their environmental benefits are overstated.
Delta spokesperson Grant Myatt described the lawsuit as “without legal merit.”
