{"id":16816,"date":"2017-02-21T16:02:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=16816"},"modified":"2017-02-21T16:02:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:02:06","slug":"pope-co%e2%82%82-compensation-for-air-travel-is-hypocrisy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2017\/02\/pope-co%e2%82%82-compensation-for-air-travel-is-hypocrisy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope: CO\u2082 compensation for air travel is hypocrisy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16817\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aircraft-994943_1280-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"Pope: CO\u2082 compensation for air travel is hypocrisy\" width=\"555\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aircraft-994943_1280-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aircraft-994943_1280-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aircraft-994943_1280-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/aircraft-994943_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">P<\/span>ope Francis has denounced the CO\u2082 compensation for air travel as hypocritical. He said: \u201cThe planes pollute the atmosphere, but with a fraction of the sum of the ticket price trees are planted to compensate for the damage inflicted.\u201d If this logic were extended, one day it would come to a point where armaments companies set up hospitals for those children who fell victim to their bombs. \u201cThis is hypocrisy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said this was one of the greatest ethical problems of today\u2019s capitalism, that industries were producing waste and then trying to conceal it or treat it to make it invisible. He demanded an economic system that would not only reduce the number of victims, but also require no sacrifices or offsets at all. He was speaking to about\u00a0<span class=\"nowrap\">1000\u00a0<\/span>entrepreneurs from around the world who are committed to the social economy. With offset schemes for air travel, passengers can transfer money to so-called compensation agencies. The amount of the sum is generally determined by the distance, consumption and seating class. The agencies then invest the money in climate protection projects in developing countries. Critics see in this practice a modern form of indulgences, which leads to increased flights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an excerpt from an article first published by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.airportwatch.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Airport Watch<\/i><\/a>. Read the original article here:<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.airportwatch.org.uk\/2017\/02\/pope-co\u2082-compensation-for-air-travel-is-hypocrisy\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Pope: CO\u2082 compensation for air travel is hypocrisy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis has denounced the CO\u2082 compensation for air travel as hypocritical. 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