An interesting article in The Times newspaper looks at the argument for purchasing newer, more technologically advanced aircraft which are more fuel efficient. Incremental advances in aircraft design have helped to reduce the level of carbon emissions from individual aircraft. However, whilst older aircraft appear to be more polluting it would be interesting to see [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
The Leading Hotels of the World Limited
The Leading Hotels of the World Limited have announced the launch of the Leading Green Initiative. Leading Hotels will directly absorb the cost to offset guests’ energy consumption when they stay in any of their 440 hotels.
To find out more about this initiative visit their website.
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American Le Mans Series’ Team Trans Sport Will Be First Carbon-Neutral Motor Sports Team
“Team Trans Sport Racing (TSR) of the American Le Mans Series GT2 Class will be the world’s first motor sports carbon-neutral team.” Read more at Auto Racing Daily.
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Holiday Makers – VisitScotland
VisitScotland are trying to attract green-thinking holidaymakers by trying to become the world’s first ‘carbon neutral’ holiday destination.
Travelife a project backed by the EU will rank tour operators and travel companies on how well they perform environmentally. To read more visit Opodo’s website.
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Irvin Leisure Carbon Neutral
Irvin Leisure, a leading provider of fairground rides and attractions for corporate and fun events in the UK have announced their leisure policy on carbon emmissions. George Irvin, Managing Director, commented “We undertake that as a company we will be Carbon Neutral in 3 years, therefore by 31st March 2010 we are committed to [...]
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Blackpool – now a carbon neutral rainforest and hotel complex
Blackpool has failed in its bid to become a casino destination resort. But Rainforest Ventures have proposed an alternative use for the site earmarked for the casino. They would like to develop an indoor rainforest along with a carbon neutral leisure and hotel complex. Other cities in the North West are also [...]
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Hilton
We understand that Hilton are going to introduce ‘carbon free electricity’ in over 60 of their hotels in the UK. An investment of £4 million in its green strategy in 2006 and reduced energy consumption in a number of UK hotels by up to 27%.
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Eurostar to go carbon neutral
Eurostar is developing a plan to cut carbon emissions by 25% per traveler journey by 2012. From November 2007 Eurostar have stated that they will be making all journies carbon neutral. Richard Brown, Chief Executive Officer, commented “We don’t have all the answers but we do know that a high-speed rail journey is 10 times greener [...]
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Why it’s harder than you think to pay for a carbon guilt trip
The Guardian focuses on how complicated it can be for the everyday tourist to offset their carbon emissions. “…When Guardian Money put the offsetters to the test, we found carbon calculations for the same flight varied by 200%, and the most expensive offsetters cost nearly 10 times as much as the cheapest.”
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The Bismark Tribune
The Bismark Tribune, in North Dokata, USA has published an article on examples of events where the carbon generated by the event has been off-set and on the role which carbon off-set companies can play in the travel industry. “Eco-conscious travelers can now fly carbon neutral…Travelocity, an Internet travel agent, offers travelers a chance to [...]
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