| Oasis Hong Kong Airlines has partnered with the climate solutions company Climate FriendlyT, to offer its passengers the opportunity to neutralise the greenhouse gas emissions from their flights through investment in renewable energy in China.
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines has partnered with the climate solutions company Climate FriendlyT, to offer its passengers the opportunity to neutralise the greenhouse gas emissions from their flights through investment in renewable energy in China. Oasis is one of the first airlines worldwide to develop a programme based on the full environmental impact of flying, supporting the use of renewable energy carbon credits.
Passengers who choose to offset their emissions using this programme are simply required to input their flight information into Climate Friendly's air travel calculator. This informs the passenger of their resulting carbon footprint and recommends the equivalent value of renewable energy credits from the selected wind farm in China -- the passenger is then given the option of purchasing these energy credits to neutralise their emissions.
Oasis has chosen to support energy credits which assist the Hebei Wind Farm, a 40-turbine project in the Wolongtu Mountains in China's far north. The wind farm generates some 58,000 MWhs of clean energy a year, providing much needed clean and secure energy for the region and displacing the use of polluting coal-fired electricity which is common in this area and a large pollutant. The wind farm is reducing 60,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution each year in China.
"There is no more important environmental issue than climate change," said Stephen Miller, Oasis Hong Kong Airlines' CEO. "We are thrilled to announce this opportunity for our customers to help us begin to neutralise Oasis' flight emissions through renewable energy projects in China. However, as an expanding airline this is just the start and we hope to extend the programme to other regions worldwide as our network grows."
Climate Friendly works internationally with businesses and individuals to find innovative approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The programme developed for Oasis is one of the first of its kind allowing passengers to support clean energy in the airline's own region.
"Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is the first airline in the world to take into account the full environmental impact as recommended by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Greenhouse Gas Protocol. This initiative enables Oasis to offer its customers the chance to take real and direct action on climate change," said Joel Fleming, CEO of Climate Friendly. "By encouraging its passengers to neutralise their flight emissions through wind farm credits in China, Oasis is showing that all businesses can find ways to address this urgent issue and be part of the solution."
Oasis passengers can learn more about the Oasis Climate Neutral Programme by visiting www.oasishongkong.com under "About Us".
About Oasis Hong Kong Airlines
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is pioneering a fresh approach to air travel providing high-quality travel to and from Hong Kong with a strong focus on value.
Currently flying non-stop between Hong Kong and Vancouver, and Hong Kong and London Gatwick, Oasis has plans to launch more services between Hong Kong and major gateway cities in Europe and North America. This is part of Oasis' commitment to making high quality flight service accessible to more people.
Oasis Hong Kong Airlines has received international accolades, including 'New Airline of the Year' from the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) Awards and 'World's Leading New Airline' from the World Travel Awards 2007.
For more information and bookings visit the website www.oasishongkong.com
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