SILVER SPRING, Md. - Searching for flights on Google just got "greener."A new search feature rolled out Wednesday tells users which flights have lower carbon emissions, giving them the ability to choose flights based on carbon emissions just as they would price or the number of layovers.A basic search for flights will give an estimate of how many kilograms of carbon dioxide the flight will spew from start to finish.
Users can prioritize their search by emissions, much like they can by price, if desired. Flights with emissions below the median get highlighted in green.Google said the estimates are a combination of data from the European Environmental Agency and flight-specific information it gets from airlines and other providers.