The San Francisco International Airport has announced the debut of its "Climate Passport" kiosks, which offer travelers a way to calculate the carbon footprint of the flights and purchase carbon offsets to benefit environmental efforts in San Francisco and California.
According to a news release from the airport, it is working with 3Degrees, a San Francisco-based carbon and renewable energy marketing firm that will manage the sourcing of the purchased carbon offsets and ensure the corresponding reduction of greenhouse gases.
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom says the initiative, which is the first of its kind in the United States, also will have an economic impact on the city:
We created a program that enables travelers to voluntarily offset the emissions from their trip through supporting local projects that reduce greenhouse gases. The Climate Passport kiosks are good for the climate and good for San Francisco's economy.
In addition to the on-site kiosks, which are located in the airport's international terminal and terminal three, travelers can access the Climate Passport program through the facility's Web site, flysfo.com.
The airport worked with KioWare to develop the carbon-offset kiosk application, says a source from the software company. KioWare also provides remote management of the application.
