easyJet is the world’s first airline to sign a contract with Airbus for its carbon-removal initiative, which uses Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) to offer airlines worldwide carbon removal credits to advance their decarbonisation goals.

Although CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere during aircraft operations cannot be directly eliminated at source, DACCS can extract an equivalent amount from the air using high powered extraction fans. This CO2 is then stored safely and permanently in underground reservoirs.

Thomas Haagensen, group markets director at easyJet, said, “Decarbonising a hard to abate sector, such as aviation, is a huge challenge and we believe carbon removal will play an important role in addressing our residual emissions in the future, complementing other components to help us achieve our pathway to net zero. Our ultimate aim is to achieve zero carbon emission flying and, as well as investing into important projects like direct air carbon capture technology, we are working with multiple partners – including Airbus – to accelerate the development of zero carbon emission aircraft technology.”

easyJet was amongst the first airlines to sign an agreement with Airbus in 2022, committing to engage in negotiations on the possible pre-purchase of verified and durable carbon removal credits. easyJet’s credits, which will be issue by Airbus’ partner 1PointFive, will last from 2026 to 2029.

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