Aircraft fuel provider Phillips 66 Aviation has partnered with industry sustainability solutions company 4Air on a new carbon offset program for its supplied FBOs and flight operators. 4Air, which focuses its activities on private aviation, identifies and obtains carbon offset credits that fund specific environmental programs to offset carbon emissions. Those credits are validated and purchased according to industry verification standards, and customers receive certificates indicating the retiring of credits to fulfill their sustainability plans.
As an example of the new program, Phillips noted that Fontainebleau Aviation, a fuel retailer at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, is now offering carbon offsets to its customers through the new program. In addition, the FBO’s own emissions generated by its ground service equipment and vehicles have been offset since November.
“We’re excited to announce our carbon offset program in collaboration with 4Air as we continue to invest with new ventures and technologies that align with our ongoing sustainability priorities,” said Lindsey Grant, manager of Phillips 66 Aviation. “We’re giving pilots and FBOs the right tools to help them on their carbon journey.”
One of the largest fuel refiners in the U.S., Phillips is also in the process of converting its San Francisco-area refinery onto one of the world’s largest renewable fuels production facilities as it plans to become a leader in the production of sustainable aviation fuel.