| During the last decade or so, there has been | | | | country through less harmful means of travel. |
| a lot of talk about climate change and the | | | | Take trains, buses or a car instead of taking |
| adverse effects of rapid technological | | | | domestic flights. Bicycles and own two feet |
| development. For about a year or so now, | | | | are also a great way to explore, get an up, |
| climate change has taken the forefront in the | | | | close and personal feel of the culture and |
| political arenas as well and more leaders are | | | | meet the locals. - There are organizations, |
| talking freely about taking care of our | | | | businesses as well as charities, which help |
| planet. What we all do need to realize is | | | | off-set the emissions caused by your journey |
| that action needs to be taken starting right | | | | for a contribution to their cause. Normally a |
| from the individual level. During the last | | | | one way flight from New york to Miami will |
| few years, economy airlines have opened a new | | | | result in 0.39 tonnes of CO2 emission and the |
| door for people to venture out and travel to | | | | cost to offset this CO2 will be around 6 |
| all the different parts of the world. This | | | | dollars. These organizations can also help |
| has resulted in a windfall for many | | | | you become carbon neutral in other areas of |
| developing countries but has a serious draw | | | | your life like household and car etc. For |
| back attached to it. According to a report by | | | | more info visit sites like Mostly, these |
| the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate | | | | organizations either arrange for tree |
| Change, commercial aircrafts contribute | | | | plantation or invest in sustainable energy |
| between 3 to 4 percent to the overall human | | | | and energy saving projects. With close to one |
| impact on climate change Tourism is a great | | | | billion tourists traveling around the globe |
| industry, not only for the economies of | | | | each year, the need is to find ways to bring |
| countries but also for the traveler. Climate | | | | our vacations in line with ecotourism. Plan |
| change is real too and is already showing | | | | your trip thoroughly and try to find |
| itself in the melting glaciers, shorter snow | | | | locations that offer green travel |
| seasons and unpredictable weather changes. | | | | opportunities, look for hotels that follow |
| There are ways in which we can minimize our | | | | the basic rules of environment friendliness. |
| contribution towards global warming. Here are | | | | Use public transport for sightseeing trips |
| a few tips for environmentally travelers. - | | | | etc, or hire a hybrid car if you have to. |
| It's nice to see far off lands and different | | | | Choosing a green destination would only make |
| culture but its worth considering the idea of | | | | sense if it comes without the tag of heavy |
| exploring your own continent or county first. | | | | carbon emissions, not only from our trip |
| May be by the time you are done venturing | | | | there, but also in the way we choose to stay |
| your close by destinations, they would have | | | | there and venture about. Travel and enjoy |
| come up with a 'green' source to take you | | | | your travels as well, but make sure you leave |
| farther away. - If you do need to travel to a | | | | only your footprints behind and not a long |
| destination by plane; try exploring the | | | | carbon trail. |