Air and car travel and global warming

Repair your trip's contribution to global warming with responsibletravel.com and Climate Care

When we travel by car or plane we cause harmful carbon emissions that contribute to global warming and climate change. Air travel in particular – currently accounting for 3-5% of emissions - is one of the fastest growing causes of global warming. Read our view at responsibletravel.com on flying here.

With the current reluctance of governments to act to manage and control these emissions, there are various things you can do yourself to manage and minimise your own emissions;

• Firstly you can reduce the amount you travel each year by having fewer, but longer holidays and cutting down on short breaks.
  
  
• Flying directly to your destination, rather than with stop-overs also helps as the worst emissions are during take off and landing.
  
  
• You can reduce the damage by visiting local destinations that require shorter journeys, car sharing, and by using public transport or more sustainable transport such as low emission cars, walking or cycling.
  
  
• Finally you can reduce your carbon emissions in day-to-day life to help as well, read some of our tips here .

There are occasions where we do want (and need) to make longer journeys by aeroplane. We have partnered with Climate Care who can 'neutralise' those emissions by investing in carbon reducing projects. 

Just click on the Air Travel Calculator to find out how much your flight adds to global warming and how little it costs to offset. We will email you a certificate within 7 days.