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Offsetting Air Travel Emissions

Sign of the Times - The battle over Heathrow

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Whilst thumbing through the Times today I came across a full page advert that stopped me in my tracks. No doubt placed in part to coincide with the protests against a third runway being held at Heathrow. Tackling climate change is again and again referred to as the single most important issue to face mankind. [...]

Offsetting emissions

Friday, June 1st, 2007

Pledging is a powerful personal commitment and a pledge not to fly raises lots of questions, one of the most commonly raised is whether ‘offsetting’ is a meaningful alternative to avoiding flying?
Q. Is it OK to fly if I offset emissions caused by each plane trip I take?
A. At a time when we know that [...]