About
We make travel more sustainable.
Flying could be your biggest carbon sin.
Air travel is one of the largest contributors of individual carbon emissions in the United States and around the world. At current rates of passenger flight growth, air travel could account for over 25% of global carbon emissions by 2050. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, one round-trip flight from Washington, D.C. to Beijing emits more CO2 per passenger than the average car in the United States does in an entire year. Other carbon calculators estimate that just one round-trip flight from New York to Los Angeles can emit as much carbon as the average car does per year.
In 2019, Americans flew a record high 1.5 trillion miles.
Carbon emissions from jet-fuel have been increasing 5% per year.
Global air travel is expected to nearly double in the next 20 years.
Our Mission
We help you feel better about flying.
Personal actions can reduce the environmental impact of travel. By providing a simple platform for mileage-based giving, Jet-Set Offset is sparking a broader movement towards green travel and sustainable aviation. We envision a day when no one travels without considering the environmental impact. A day when no one flies without simultaneously supporting efforts to protect and preserve our planet. A day when all planes are running on biofuels or clean energy.
Let’s change the way we fly.
Our Values
Sustainability
Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the needs of future generations. Air travel is a fundamental part of our modern world, yet it is also a major threat to the future of our planet and one of the largest contributors of carbon emissions around the world. We care about fighting climate change and preserving our natural environment for generations to come.
Optimism
Climate change is a complex problem. Finding the perfect solution can often be controversial. In the urgent fight against climate change we can’t let perfection be the enemy of the good. We believe optimism and positivity can spark progress, and we believe we can make a difference.
Changing how we fly is a great place to start.
Transparency
Jet-Set Offset does not intend to greenwash air travel. Reducing or avoiding air travel is one of the most effective steps we can take as individuals to combat climate change. But, when we must fly, we can be responsible. We promise transparency in how we select partnering environmental organizations and how donations are spent.
Adventure
Travel is an adventure worth seeking. If we didn’t love to travel, we wouldn’t have created Jet-Set Offset. We believe we should be able to move around, without damaging the wonderful destinations we are traveling to.
Let’s embrace the adventure together and feel better about flying.
We launched Jet-Set Offset because, as former business travelers logging more than 100,000 miles a year, we searched for but could not find a carbon offsetting service with the characteristics that distinguish Jet-Set Offset: simplicity, automation, choice, and credibility.
“I love to fly, but I also care deeply about the environment. I built Jet-Set Offset so that we can fight climate change, not just cause it, every time we take off. Jet-Set Offset was developed as an alternative approach to traditional carbon offsetting so that travelers can choose to support nonprofit organizations across the country working towards local climate solutions, and ‘give where they live.’ Through Jet-Set Offset, travelers can choose to give to support a range of important projects and organizations. Jet-Set Offset is not just another carbon marketplace.”
- Anna Ford, Co-founder, Jet-Set Offset
OUR TEAM
Anna Ford
Co-founder & CEO
Anna is a climate activist and change agent with deep experience building public/private partnerships.
Ian Campbell
Co-founder & CTO
Ian is an expert computer programmer with a background in startups and consulting.
Erica Eliot
Co-founder and CMO
Erica is a communications and marketing professional with a background in nonprofits and sustainability.