Climate change

Govt urged to invest in sustainable aviation fuels

Sustainable Aviation coalition seeking £500 million to help get a network of up to 14 sustainable aviation fuel facilities up and running across the UK

Intrepid shifts 2021 focus from 'where' to 'how'

Boss James Thornton said range of more than 30 new itineraries reflect and acknowledge the realities of the post-Covid travel environment

Etihad Airways' journey towards zero emissions

Etihad Airways is leading the way to sustainable air travel with a number of initiatives designed to protect the future of the environment across its large network of international flights

Norwegian sets ambitious 10-year carbon reduction target

Carrier pledges to cut emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2010 levels

TTG's Tracker: Spain decision has set travel back 'months'

’It’s gone absolutely dead again, it feels like it did three to four months ago when no one was interested in travel," said one Tracker respondent

Covid-19 gives travel industry 'opportunity to reset'

Partners of Prince Harry’s tourism charity assessed how the industry could return more sustainably

Virgin and easyJet join first Jet Zero Council meeting

Ministers, airline chiefs and investors outline plans to "decarbonise" aviation

Travel must use Covid 'wake up call' to change industry

Just a Drop founder says industry has to take environmental and social impact more seriously

Virgin Atlantic: 'Now is the time to push for sustainability'

Industry has "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to forge a blueprint for greener flying, says chief commercial officer

Melissa Tilling: ‘Covid-19’s legacy should not be about despair’

"We are duty-bound to learn from this experience, take the good, evolve and #BuildBackBetter"

Justin Francis: 'We must rebuild tourism so it works for all'

’Tourism won’t be one of the industries hardest hit by Covid-19 – it will be the industry hardest hit’

Intrepid Travel marks Earth Day with tree planting milestone

Kijabe Forest in Kenya now home to more than 100,000 trees, planted as part of Intrepid’s Offset Earth project

Agency launches fundraising drive to help vulnerable communities

“We as travellers and travel sellers need to give back”

Coronavirus 'could put sustainability agenda on hold'

Sustainability no longer top of retailers’ and consumers’ agendas, says GlobalData

UNWTO sets out vision for coronavirus recovery

Tourism sector must ‘grow back better’ following coronavirus crisis says the organisation’s new Global Tourism Crisis Committee

Finnair launches aviation’s ‘most ambitious sustainability strategy’

A number of eco-friendly changes are to be made by the airline

Travel must overhaul offering amid climate crisis, Aito hears

The latest data suggests travel contributes 8% to global carbon emissions, up from 2%

Derek Moore: 'Travel, if correctly delivered, can be a force for good'

Aito chairman reflects on the launch of the association’s climate think tank: ’We cannot claim to have all the answers, but we do wish to be part of the solution’

Heathrow: 'Without expansion we will see stagnation in the sector'

While airlines slam the Court of Appeal judgment on Heathrow, some are celebrating what they claim is a landmark ruling for sustainability

Heathrow expansion blocked by judges on environmental grounds

Heathrow’s third runway plan could now be in jeopardy

Travel firms responding 'positively' to flight shaming and sustainability trends

Industry is finding ways to tackle increased consumer concern over emissions

Heathrow sets 'mid-2030s' carbon zero infrastructure target

London hub claims to have reduced emissions from airport buildings and infrastructure by 93% since 1990

Positive Luxury predicts decade of eco-action

The sustainability platform has also declared 2020 as the year of nature

Ryanair to double voluntary carbon offset to €2

Budget carrier says the move is part of its ongoing sustainability campaign, but has previously had to rebuff accusations of ’greenwashing’