The Future Of Travel In The Age Of Climate Change
Easy, fast and cheap travel has brought us a lot: not just individual well-being and happiness, but also the spreading of wealth and a broader awareness and acceptance of cultural differences. However, the climate impact of our current travel behaviour can no longer be ignored.
Flying is by far our most impactful behaviour per action. By deciding to take a roundtrip to a destination just one hour flying away (from Amsterdam to Hamburg for example) you increase your climate impact as much as by deciding to eat beef each and every day for three months. Or you could make the same trip by train twelve times.
We are convinced that it’s possible to radically decrease the climate impact of our travel, without sacrificing our travel experience. There are plenty of climate friendlier alternatives to air travel: trains, busses and carsharing for example. And when honestly compared, for example including getting to and from the airport and airport waiting times, the most impactful way of travelling (by plane) often isn’t even that interesting anymore.
Of course, flying will sometimes just be the best alternative, but it should at least be easy to compare all available modes on the same level. With Green Tickets, we are determined to help people find the best travel options — taking into account the climate impact of the different transport alternatives. We are building an online planner to better compare different travel modes, showing price, door-to-door duration and climate impact, but also other aspects like comfort, effective working time and risk of delays.
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