Delta announces $1bn plan to be first carbon neutral airline

Airline is committing $1bn over next 10 years to mitigate all emissions from its global business

Delta announced an ambitious plan on Friday to become the first US airline to go carbon neutral, committing $1bn over the next 10 years to mitigate all emissions from its global business.

The move by Delta will put pressure on other airlines to follow suit at a time when the UN is warning that airplane emissions of carbon dioxide will triple by 2050.