Qantas pledges to slash emissions as number of environmentally conscious travellers grows

(Reuters) - Qantas Airways pledged on Monday to slash its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, which it said would make it only the second airline to do so, as a global push to combat climate change gathered momentum."We're doing this because it's the responsible thing to do," Qantas' Chief Executive Alan Joyce said in a statement, calling climate change concerns "real". Australia's national carrier said it was looking to cap net emissions at 2020 levels and will invest A$50 million ($34.3..