What Happened
Airline's Environmental Marketing Under Scrutiny In Class Action Suit
A federal judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit against Delta Air Lines can proceed, alleging the airline made false claims about its carbon neutrality. Delta had announced in 2020 that it would spend $1 billion to become carbon neutral, but the lawsuit claims the airline’s carbon credits were based on flawed accounting and preservation projects that would have proceeded anyway. The case raises questions about the validity of environmental marketing claims in the aviation industry. The lawsuit was first reported by an unknown source.