Carbon offsets via air travel
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Read more about it @ https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainability/airfares-buy-carbon-offsets-airlines-air-travel-greener-3314456
Notable points from the article:
- Airlines are responsible for nearly 3 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions
- Carbon offset - passenger on a return economy class flight from Singapore to London can pay S$21.86 to offset 1,682.3kg of carbon dioxide emissions
- Funds will go towards preserving rainforests in Indonesia, solar energy projects in India and distributing clean-burning cooking stoves in the rural parts of Nepal.
- James Cook University Singapore’s campus dean Abhishek Bhati research on post-pandemic travel: A growing number of tourists, typically younger consumers between the age of 18 and 35, now want greener holidays and that about 40 per cent of respondents are open to the idea of paying more for carbon offsets and other sustainable travel options. However, that figure drops to one-quarter when it comes to actual behaviour.
