NEW LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST UNITED ALLEGING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION CLAIMS
December 11, 2023
United Airlines has become latest target of a lawsuit alleging exaggerated environmental claims (i.e. “greenwashing”). This follows recent court actions against Delta Air Lines and Austrian Airlines. The claim against United is based on the contention that advertising by United related to United’s efforts to be “100% green” and “carbon-neutral by 2050”, as well as statements made regarding sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), are misleading. Specifically, the claim alleges that claims to use SAF and “sustainable aviation biofuels” overstates the benefit of such fuels because it implies such fuels have no greenhouse gas impact, when in fact they merely have a lower carbon dioxide impact than fossil fuels. Additionally, the claim alleges that United’s advertising is also misleading because it implies that the use of SAF is much greater than it actually is in practice.
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