Tuesday, April 12, 2011

HOW TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT

These are some of the recommendations to reduce your carbon footprint while traveling:

1) Travel
- Choose green destinations
- Choose a low-CO2 mode of transport, for example buses, trains and the subway. If you have the time and are interested, you can check out www.seat61.com for really good overland travel options – you can travel all the way to Europe on land if you want
- If you don’t have the luxury of time, fly, but purchase carbon offset credits. Malaysia Airlines has a voluntary carbon offset scheme (VCOS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. For more information on this, you can visit http://site.malaysiaairlines.com/campaigns/

2) Accommodation
- Choose eco-friendly accommodation. There are many ways to identify these, among them are by looking at green star ratings and recommendations. Wild Asia has a Responsible Tourism Award going on every year and is a great source for 5-star eco-friendly accommodation.
- If you like, backpack! Not only will you be meeting new and interesting people, but you will also be sharing space and resources

3) Food
- Eat local. You’re in Paris, please don’t go to that McDonald’s joint. Please.
- Reduce meat intake. Meat is a major carbon emitter and this is an easy way to reduce personal carbon intake
- Sustainable dining guides that are admittedly a bit “hippie dippie” but very cool. For example, there is a restaurant in Melbourne called 100 Miles which sources all its servings from within 100 miles from its restaurant.
- Most backpackers or youth hostels have a kitchen for you to cook in, complete with a fridge (or several fridges) to store your items. Cooking your own food not only saves money and is healthier, but you also save travel miles and support the local economy, because you would be buying produces from nearby. You also get to specifically choose what goes in your meal when you buy these produces, for example free range or organic goods which reduces your carbon footprint too.

4) Be responsible with entertainment
- Observe your surroundings. If you’re diving, respect the reefs. There are many rules to ensure sustainability (with regards to the reefs), like don’t touch anything, don’t step on anything and don’t swim while wearing sunscreen.
- If you’re going into the jungle, tag everything so you don’t forget to bring it back out. Don’t leave anything behind, and use the environment around you if you like but don’t take anything out.
- If you want to take a step further, you may want to consider responsible travel, which means you volunteer as you travel, and find sustainable souvenirs.

Sustainability is not just about going green; that it’s about looking at everything holistically and traveling responsibly. If you already consider yourself a person who practices sustainability at home, then basically all you have to do is to use the same principles that you use at home, and apply them while traveling.

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