JetBlue AirWays Announcesbr Plan to Become Carbon-Neutral.br JetBlue recently announced its plans to becomebr the first carbon-neutral airline in the United States. .br The company said they will begin offsetting CO2 emissionsbr from jet fuel on domestic flights beginning July 2020. .br This will be done through projects such as forestry conservation,br landfill gas capture and the creation of solar and wind farms. .br In total, these efforts will reduce a reported 15 tobr 17 billions pounds worth of emissions each year.br According to Robin Hayes, JetBlue CEO,br the change is being made in an effort tobr reduce the airline industry’s negativebr contribution to global warming.br Air travel connects people and cultures,br and supports a global economy, yet we mustbr act to limit this critical industry’s contributionsbr to climate change … We reduce where we canbr and offset where we can’t, Robin Hayes, via statement.br Hayes also said that it wouldbr prepare JetBlue for the “lower-carbonbr economy” that aviation is heading for.br as it currently causes two percent of all carbon emissions,br with that number expected to rise in the coming years. .br Carbon offsetting is a bridge to, not a silverbr bullet for, a lower carbon future.