Asiana Airlines wins green award

Asiana Airlines, the country`s second largest air carrier, has won a prize that recognizes its efforts in reducing carbon emissions from the Climate Change Forum. Climate Change Forum is an association of green advocates from the government, business and citizens` group in Seoul, and has selected nine institutes, organizations and companies that have been putting efforts to reduce carbon emission.

Asiana Airlines have been systematizing a carbon offsetting program, reducing weights of flights and cleaning engines to save fuel.

The carbon offsetting program aims to encourage travelers to be more environmentally responsible by counting their carbon footprint - the practice of measuring the amount of greenhouse gases produced in units of carbon dioxide to gauge the impact human activities have on the environment.

It has reduced 30,000 tons of carbon emissions from 2008, the air carrier said.

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