Rough Guide Suggests Carbon Neutral Vacation
by Celine Ruben-Salama, New York, NY 
on 02.20.07
When planning a vacation it is likely that flying might come into the equation. To avoid this carbon producing predicament TreeHuggers might suggest vacationing locally or in a place that can be reached by train, short drive or even by biking or walking. Rough Guides travel guide book offers slightly different, but also relevant advice - “fly less – stay longer!” Pointing out that air travel is a major contributor to climate change, the guide goes on to advise travelers about carbon offset schemes. In particular, the guide recommends an offset program run by climatecare.org that is supported by many members of the travel industry including Rough Guides competitor Lonely Planet. Learn more about climate change and travel on the Rough Guides website.
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That's a neat concept.
I'm heading to indonesia from montreal next month, and I came upon terrapass, which offers a similar scheme to climate care. However, for the same trip, perhaps someone can enlighten me as to why the difference in price and tonnage of CO2 calculation?:
climate care: $147.00
about 10 tons of CO2
terrapass: $64.95
about 7 tons of CO2
Anyone have a reason why I should use one over the other?
Thanks!
If you are thinking about a carbon neutral vacation then you should buy this book.
If you are going to fly, particularly those that are traveling for an eco-tourism experience, then you should consider a carbon offset program of some sort.
Unfortunately air travel has one of the highest carbon footprints of any human activity.