Go Carbon Neutral
You’ve probably heard the words “carbon neutral” in the past few months. Thanks to a spate of sobering news from the likes of Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the concept of global warming and climate change are finally becoming mainstream.
Many people in the UK are already taking steps to cut their carbon “footprint”, aided by groups such as Future Forests and Climate Care. At Viator we have created our own carbon-offset program in partnership with Carbonfund.org. Our goal is to be 100% carbon neutral by minimizing our staff travel, office energy usage and shipping costs. And where we can’t minimize, we will offset.
Viator.com is committed to being a force for environmental good within the travel community. And we want to help you to do the same.
How to Offset Your Carbon Impact
Air travel has a significant carbon “cost”. A return flight from London to San Francisco, for example, has a “cost” of 2.5 tons of carbon, which can be offset by an investment of about US$6.25 / £3.40 / Euro 5.50 / AUD$7.80. As part of Viator’s partnership with Carbonfund.org, we’ve made it easy for you to offset the impact of your own travels.
Simply click here or click on the Carbonfund.org logo below to estimate the quantity of carbon your next trip will generate. Carbonfund.org will calculate the cost of your carbon offset, which you can pay for on the spot. Carbonfund.org uses this money to purchase an emissions reduction credit from a relevant organization’s project, resulting in less carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere than would otherwise occur.
For example, solar power companies often sell carbon offsets. The solar energy company benefits because the carbon offset makes its projects more economically viable. When you purchase a carbon offset through Carbonfund.org, you are supporting renewable energy programs such as wind farms, solar, hydro, geothermal and biomass, as well as carbon sequestration projects including reforestation and replanting.
It feels good to travel carbon neutral.
Celebrate Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day (April 22) with 5 simple things you can do as a traveler to make a positive impact.
10 Things You Can Do
What can you do to help Planet Earth? Here are 10 ways that you can make a difference (complete details are on the Viator blog):
- Reduce & offset your car emissions
- Make your home or flat energy efficient
- Buy renewable electricity
- Invest ethically
- Eat less meat
- Promote sustainable living
- Car pool
- Immerse yourself in nature
- Generate less garbage
- Buy local & seasonal food