travel

By Neil King and Natalie Muller Tourism accounts for roughly 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and it’s a sector that is projected to keep growing. That’s a big concern for Richard Sharpley, professor of tourism and development at the University of Central Lancashire in the UK. He has been intrigued by the meaning of […]

Another study finds evidence that the majority of climate-damaging flights are undertaken by a small minority of frequent travelers. The research, published by the UK-based climate charity Possible, is based on a review of the existing literature on global flight frequency before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the aviation industry. It found extensive evidence of flight […]

Countries most vulnerable to climate change are often the ones with the least financial resources to respond, and rich countries, which are accountable for the majority of global greenhouse gas emissions, are failing to support them. In response, six climate finance experts on Thursday called for radical reform to the ways in which international climate […]

Luxembourg Transport Minister Francois Bausch hailed a “great day” for the Grand Duchy, as it became the first country on Earth to make public transport ticket free. The small but wealthy nation has introduced free public transport in an effort to “motivate” residents — and 214,000 daily foreign commuters — to change their behavior in […]

By Petros Kusmu, George Patrick Richard Benson We can all take steps to reduce the environmental impact of our work-related travels. Individual actions — like the six described here — can cumulatively help prompt more collective changes, but it helps to prioritize by impact. As the saying goes: be the change you want to see […]

By Arthur Sullivan When was the last time you traveled by plane? Various researchers say as little as between 5 and 10 percent of the global population fly in a given year. But things are changing. According to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) estimates, there were 3.7 billion global air passengers in 2016 — and […]

On Dec. 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in China was informed of 27 patients with pneumonia of unclear cause in Wuhan — a metropolis with 19 million inhabitants in Hubei province. The municipal health commission reported that many of the infections could be attributed to visits to the fish market, which […]

California became the first state in the nation to ban hotels from offering mini toiletries in plastic bottles Wednesday when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to that effect into law. Assemblyman Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, who sponsored the bill, applauded the governor’s action. “We have reached a tipping point for action and more needs […]