Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative Partners with Jet-Set Offset to Provide Carbon Neutral Air Travel While Helping to Restore Hawaii’s Rare Forests
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The nonprofit Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI) announced the launch of its partnership with New England based start-up Jet-Set Offset.
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- HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The nonprofit Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI) announced the launch of its partnership with New England based start-up Jet-Set Offset.
- Individuals and businesses will have the opportunity to offset the carbon footprint of their commercial air travel while simultaneously helping to reforest Hawaii.
- Last year, Americans flew a record high 1.5 trillion miles and, at current rates of passenger flight growth, air travel could account for over 25% of global carbon emissions by 2050.
- Our partnership with HLRI will allow travelers to not only offset the environmental impact of their flights, but help reforest Hawaiis rare forests in the process, said Jet-Set Offset Co-Founder Anna Ford.