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‘Real carbon reductions are happening right now’

Sustainability
Susan Deer
8 June 2022

Susan Deer, director of industry relations at Abta, shares an overview on the current state of the travel industry’s carbon emissions and its efforts to reduce them

Initial day tours will be offered to cruise passengers as shore-side tours in 2023

(Credit: Arnaud Mesureur / Unsplash)

All industries need to look at reducing their carbon emissions, and the travel industry is no exception.

Decarbonisation starts with understanding your carbon footprint. Understanding the emissions from within your own business is the minimum, such as any fuel or electricity use, or any release of coolant from air conditioners.