BA owner IAG has said it will offset the airline's domestic flight emissions from 2020 and commit to net- zero carbon flights by 2020 . CEO Willie Walsh said its airlines would also cut emissions with sustainable fuels and new aircraft. Offsetting has been criticised as a get-out clause for polluting businesses, but Willie Walsh said there was currently no credible alternative to using carbon-based fuel. He also said the scheme would invest in regulated and verified carbon reduction schemes and that BA ’s heaviest fuel users, its IAG 747s , would be withdrawn after 2024 . Walsh said BA would not fly its remaining 33 Boeing 747 jumbos, the heaviest consumers of fuel in the fleet, after 2024. Boeing airlines generate more than 2% of aviation emissions.
BA owner IAG has said it will offset the airline's domestic flight emissions from 2020 and commit to net- zero carbon flights by 2020 . CEO Willie Walsh said its airlines would also cut emissions with sustainable fuels and new aircraft. Offsetting has been criticised as a get-out clause for polluting businesses, but Willie Walsh said there was currently no credible alternative to using carbon-based fuel. He also said the scheme would invest in regulated and verified carbon reduction schemes and that BA ’s heaviest fuel users, its IAG 747s , would be withdrawn after 2024 . Boeing airlines generate more than 2% of aviation emissions.