Reduce your carbon footprint

By helping us to plant trees, you can reduce the level of CO2 in the atmosphere and benefit the long-term health of the environment.

Calculate your carbon footprint

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Air travel inevitably results in the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere.

One way to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is by the cultivation of forests.

Carbon offset your flight to reduce its environmental impact.

What have we done to reduce our carbon footprint?

In recent years, numerous changes have been made to Icelandair’s operations in order to reduce CO2 emissions. These include efforts to minimize fuel consumption during approach and landing and the introduction of winglets that reduce drag, allowing us to reduce the amount of fuel needed to power our flights.

How do we make the calculation?

We have determined the average flight emissions for each of our routes. Our carbon calculator estimates your contribution based on the length of your route and the number of passengers you list.

How are the contributions used?

Currently, all carbon-offset contributions are used to cultivate forests in Iceland in co-operation with the Icelandic Carbon Fund, Kolviður. Trees absorb carbon from carbon dioxide thus reducing the amount of it in the atmosphere. We are proud to be a part of this important project and encourage our customers to participate in it.

During the lifespan of the trees planted as a result of your contribution, they are projected to remove from the atmosphere the same amount of CO2 emissions which was generated by your trip. Note that this process could take up to 60 years.

We are proud to be a part of this important project and encourage our customers to participate in it.

Klappir Green Solutions and Kolviður have signed a collaborative agreement stating that Icelandair can now offer their passengers the opportunity to carbon offset their flights using Klappir digital solutions.

By basing calculations on Icelandair’s environmental statements, automatically generated by Klappir’s environmental solutions system, Icelandair, in collaboration with Kolviður, offers passengers the opportunity to offset their carbon footprint in a simple and efficient way.

Kolviður aims to sequester carbon in plants and soil in order to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Kolviður has plantations in Geitasandur and around Úlfljótsvatn. The next targeted areas are in the vicinity of Skálholt and on Mosfellsheiði. Kolviður operates under the surveillance of the Icelandic National Audit Office and the carbon offset is measured by ÍSÚ (Íslensk skógarúttekt – the Icelandic Forestry Inventory), which collects all mandatory data on the sequestration of carbon in the forest according to the criteria laid out by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.