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Earn 10 Qantas Points Per $1 Spent on Carbon Offsetting @ Qantas
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beatthatflight on 15/08/2019 - 09:15 youtube.com (75 clicks)
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Earn 10 Qantas Points per $1 spent on carbon offsetting.

To find out more, head to qantas.com/flycarbonneutral.

When you tick-the-box to Fly Carbon Neutral, you’re supporting accredited environmental projects that offset your carbon footprint.

Our program is not-for-profit - your money goes directly to projects helping protect the Great Barrier Reef, power renewable energy around the world and more.

To show you how much we value your help, we’ll reward you 10 Qantas Points for every dollar you spend on carbon offsetting.

Every minute a Qantas customer offsets their flight - join us in our mission to Fly Carbon Neutral.

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  • worthy1 on 15/08/2019 - 09:27
    +4

    I prefer how Emirates deals with Carbon offsetting 'Emirates is an airline that believes in the “emitter-pays principle” which means they don’t pass on the responsibility of carbon offsetting on to their customers, we are responsible for minimising our emissions.'

    Even though Qantas is one of the best at reducing their carbon emissions they are still a billion dollar company that can chip in a lot more to offsetting then the odd customer can with $1.

    • beatthatflight on 15/08/2019 - 09:28
      +2

      Good attitude! Although, I suppose many would say it shouldn't just be the emitter, it should be the users too.

      • worthy1 on 15/08/2019 - 09:34
        +1

        Absolutely we should all do our part but with the stats so low as to how many passengers pay for the offset and what that tiny amount does its not really worth it. They are even having to offer some Qantas points to try get people interested. They can pay a lot more then what most people are willing to add onto their flight tickets.

        I would rather see 'for every $1 spent we will match or spend X amount on offsetting' That is looking more serious about it then giving people some points for more tickets that the customer then wont offset lol

    • hippyhippy on 15/08/2019 - 09:34

      How does that work when their customer pays the plane ticket? Customer always eventually pays…

      • worthy1 on 15/08/2019 - 09:36
        +1

        Pretty simple, they are making a profit on each ticket sold, donate $1 of that profit to Offsetting. Im sure that is how Emirates do it. It comes out of their profit which we derive for them by buying their tickets. In other words take it out of the profit you are already getting for my ticket, don't ask me for more.

        Pretty clever really, the customer always pays no matter what but to look good you say we will pay for offsetting for everyone that fly's on our plane.

  • heal on 15/08/2019 - 09:34

    Qantas Joyce has me confused. On one hand he said this week that he opposes flight shaming and carbon taxes on each ticket, but is happy to take money from deluded people thinking that voluntary contribution will have any benefit to the environment. I thought this guy was a true progressive. He needs to get aboard the climate change train, I mean plane.

    • worthy1 on 15/08/2019 - 09:40

      To be fair, Qantas do great work for the environment as part of their offsetting program but yes the contribution they ask for doesn't do much for the environment at all. They can do more with their profits then the small donation ever can.

      • heal on 15/08/2019 - 09:48
        +1

        Joyce was paid 24.6 million in 16/17, 10.9 million in 17/18. What Qantas does for the environment is mere virtue signalling. We can all just pay extra to feel good.

        • fantombloo on 15/08/2019 - 10:05
          +1

          Agree. Flying is "dirty" - it's a reality that should be accepted and not buried under pretenses. It has also brought us much utility and ditching it would severely affect our quality of life. The more we are open about how dirty it is, the more impetus for social and/or technological change to address it.

        • worthy1 on 15/08/2019 - 10:15

          The company does so he isn't going to exactly fork out of his own pocket as well. We all get paid money and my guess is 99% of people don't do anything or enough with their money for the impact we all put on the environment. The fact is Qantas is doing something. Is it a complete offset on their impact, hell no but it is something and they are in the top 7 in the world for what they do.

          I do agree it should come out of the companies pockets, the same way electricity companies want to charge us more to choose 'green energy' options.

          • heal on 15/08/2019 - 10:23
            -2

            @worthy1:

            so he isn't going to exactly fork out of his own pocket as well

            Why not, unless he's not really a true believer?

            • worthy1 on 15/08/2019 - 10:33

              @heal: Again the same reasons none of us really do. Sure he has millions and can look good by saying 'I'm going to commit $1 million' but he really doesn't have to like none of us have to. If I worked for a company that is already the largest off setter of any airline worldwide I probably wouldn't feel like I had to either.

              • heal on 15/08/2019 - 10:41
                -2

                @worthy1:

                he really doesn't have to like none of us have to

                Agree. No one has to. Even the people that "talk the talk" don't have to "walk the walk". It just makes people look foolish.

                • worthy1 on 15/08/2019 - 10:46
                  -1

                  @heal: I hate to say it the company is walking the walk. The fact you think it should come out of his personal pocket doesn't make him look foolish at all. They are doing much more then many companies that have a negative effect on the climate, most are doing nothing. Sounds as though you have an issue with Joyce and trying to make it sound like he personally isn't doing enough. Did you ever stop to think that the profits that could be going into their salary is going into carbon emission so they are in fact directly paying for it or does it need to hit his bank and then be sent back into the program for it to mean something.

                  • heal on 15/08/2019 - 11:03
                    +1

                    @worthy1:

                    I hate to say it the company is walking the walk.

                    Virtue signalling is what they are doing. The whole thing is a scam. I've planted 1000 odd trees on my property over the last few years. I could get carbon credits for planting them, Qantas or any other business with a Corporate Social Responsibility department could buy those credits. They fell good and tell the world how great they are, and I make money for doing something I was going to do anyway. The earth is saved!

                    • worthy1 on 15/08/2019 - 11:10
                      -2

                      @heal: That is nothing more then your opinion on it. I suggest you actually look at the projects they are contributing in. A project needs funding, they are providing funding, if you want to call that virtue signaling go nuts. If you think the money they are putting towards it is doing nothing and would be done without their money then go for it. You want them to pay out of their own pocket (even though they do from profits) and you want to see them out in some paddock that was never going to get a tree planting, makes total sense.

                      Wheres the facepalm emoji when you need it. Keep up the bad work Qantas.

                      • heal on 15/08/2019 - 11:23
                        -1

                        @worthy1: And what you say is nothing more than your opinion.

                        I've looked at the projects, they are not just experts in virtue signalling but wokeness as well. I've also looked at the carbon Qantas emits. Want to really show how great one is… go carbon neutral.

                        What you won't see on the Qantas website is that they emit more carbon dioxide per passenger kilometre than any other airline.

                        The value to the environment is negligible. At $0.01 per point the value to the customer is 10%. This is not a deal.

    • willyroo on 15/08/2019 - 12:53
      +2

      The deal is $1 gets you 10 QF points. If that's a bad deal, then explain the neg on that basis. Not sure you should neg the deal on any other basis?

      • heal on 15/08/2019 - 13:17
        -1

        I did explain, 10 cents worth of points costs $1. Can you explain the bargain.

  • Poolprouk on 15/08/2019 - 10:14

    Is there a tax deductible way to offset? Would rather pay to a charity to do the offsetting so that I can then claim a deduction on my tax return.

    • worthy1 on 15/08/2019 - 10:16

      nope just 10 points that at a stretch will get you from the couch to the door :)

      • TerryJustTerry on 15/08/2019 - 13:37

        maybe just to the table to get the keys

    • heal on 15/08/2019 - 13:19
      +1

      You can only get a tax deduction for donating to charities. Climate change is a religion for some and a money making enterprise for others. Qantas can use the money you donate as a business expense to reduce the amount of tax hey pay the government.

  • 00 on 15/08/2019 - 23:04
    -1

    Not a bargain!

  • bluegrass on 16/08/2019 - 10:10

    I hope Qantas is providing some funding for Peter Ridd's research on the Reef.

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