Partners compensate for emissions of all rentals booked between December 19, 2008 and January 8, 2009
Europcar, the number one car rental company in Europe, and easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, today announced a special offer to increase customers' awareness about the benefits of offsetting carbon emissions. Under this offer, all customers who book their vehicle rental through easyJet.com between December 19, 2008 and January 8, 2009 will have their carbon emissions offset by the two partner companies.
It follows Europcar's election as the World's Leading Green Transport Solution Company at the World Travel Awards earlier this month.
For each rental reserved during that period, Europcar and easyJet will make a financial contribution to projects of ClimateCare, a leading global carbon offset provider. The financial support will be used to fund activities to combat climate change and reduce emissions. With experts in London, Mauritius, Nairobi, New York, Oxford, Sydney, Santiago and Ankara, U.K.-based ClimateCare has over 50 projects across the developing world, funding low carbon technologies with social and environmental benefits.
Both Europcar and easyJet already have carbon calculators and offset programs available on their respective web sites for reservations. Coming during the peak reservation period, this new action is designed to make consumers even more aware of the role they can play in protecting the environment.