Brazil’s Airline Gol Vows to Cut Carbon Dioxide by 20%

Brazil's Gol Airline Brazilian airline Gol plans a 20% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per ASK (available seat-kilometer) by 2012. The company announced that between January 2004 and December 2006 it reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 6% per ASK by adding to its fleet a number of modern aircraft with new engines that run more efficiently.

"While the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates airlines are responsible for 2% of total worldwide carbon dioxide emissions, it is extremely important that we do all we can to reduce our impact on the environment," says Fernando Rockert de Magalhães, Executive Vice President-Technical of Gol.

"This 20% reduction represents almost 750 million kilograms of carbon dioxide – a figure that's equal to what would be absorbed by approximately 4.3 million trees over 25 years."

Gol's officials say that supporting the global initiative to reduce pollutants and improve the environment is an important part of the airline's daily operations.

In 2006, the company saved approximately 163 tons of paper through its paperless ticket policy, collected about 19,000 lbs of plastic for recycling, planted 15,000 trees as part of its reforestation program.

Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes is the parent company of Brazil's low-cost airlines Gol Transportes Aéreos S.A. ("GTA", that operates the Gol brand) and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. ("VRG", that operates the Varig brand).

Air France Agreement

Gol has signed an agreement with Air France. Since September 4, passengers traveling on Air France can purchase tickets for all 58 destinations served by Gol in Brazil and South America.

The French airline will be able to sell tickets on Gol flights. Passengers will have their luggage checked through to their final destination, eliminating the need to retrieve it upon arrival in Brazil. Gol will honor Air France's baggage allowance policy.

Fares under this agreement account for all legs of the flight, including both Air France and Gol routes. In addition to this agreement with Air France, Gol has agreements with Aerolineas Argentinas, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Varig.

Tags:

You May Also Like

Not So Modest Plan: To Make Brazil World’s Largest Organic Food Producer

Brazil will be the theme of the world’s largest natural food fair, the BioFach, ...

Petrobras Exports Close to 23 Million Barrels of Oil in March, a Record

State-controlled Brazilian oil and gas multinational Petrobras broke its export record in the month ...

Brazil Can’t Compete on Cost or Gumption with China

So as to reach Arab consumers, most of the Brazilian companies face a challenge: ...

Brazil Gets Independent Pricing Report for Its Ethanol

ICIS pricing, the world’s largest information provider for the chemical and oil industry, has ...

Brazil Regulates Sign Language Classes in College

Beginning next year, teachers and interpreters of Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) will be given ...

Brazil’s Petrobras Strikes Gas Off Santos Coast

Brazilian state-controlled oil and gas multinational, Petrobras, announced that the Consortium formed by that ...

Weather, Rust and World Prices All Conspiring Against Brazil

The output value of Brazil’s agriculture and fishing sector will decline by nearly 9% ...

Fitch Downgrades Brazil’s TAM and See Bleak 2009 for the Airline

US-based ratings agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded Brazilian airline TAM S.A's (TAM) credit ratings. ...

Tangled Law

Brazil loves constitutions. Since the first one in 1824, the country has had six ...

In Brazil, the white foe is black himself

Brazilians are far more dishonest about race than Americans. The “whites” who are the ...