Intrepid Travel has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its climate strategy, which includes ditching carbon offsetting in favour of a Aus $2 million decarbonisation fund, as the operator reports record financial results and edges closer to Aus $1 billion (£532 million) in bookings.
Intrepid is aiming for an 8% reduction in lifecycle carbon intensity per customer (Credit: iStock/rparobe)
The adventure specialist is retiring its long-standing carbon offset programme and Climate Active certification, and will instead directly invest in emissions reduction through a dedicated Climate Impact Fund.
"The truth was that after working in climate for 20 years, our approach wasn’t achieving the real-world impact that we wanted, or that the Earth needs," said chief executive James Thornton.
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