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How traveling impacts the environment – Two tips to lower your carbon footprint

In this article, we explore two ways on how you can reduce your carbon impact within the environment. 

Many of us are eager to get back to traveling after an extended stay at home. There is also a climate emergency going on, in addition to the epidemic. Before the epidemic, individuals began putting others down for using air travel excessively and therefore increasing their own environmental impact. Did you know? 10% of global carbon emissions are attributable to tourism, and we must do something about it. Everyone is eager to travel again, but there are steps you can do to reduce your carbon footprint impact on the environment.

In this article, we explore two ways on how you can reduce your carbon impact within the environment. 

Avoid Traveling by Plane to Close-Distance Locations

Flying is a fast and effective mode of transportation, It may be more convenient to take a flight than drive to a close destination. A single flight emits more carbon dioxide than the average person does in a year. However, air travel is a vital element of the global economy, therefore it will be impossible to completely extinguish it. Flights should only be used when going across long distances for an extended period, for example, flying from the England to New Zealand, that’s impossible to do by car or any land base transport so flying is a must for this destination.

But if you’re traveling within the same country, taking a train is more effective and sometimes it can be cheaper to buy a train ticket than spending money on fuel. By taking the train, you can also do other things like read a book, catch up on work by taking your laptop or you can play games to help pass the time. There are a wide range of gaming options available on these online gaming casinos, there are more options for playing nowadays and you also have the potential chance of winning a good amount of cash, depending on your luck.

Plan Nonstop trips Instead of Connecting Planes

Direct flights are preferable since they are more pleasant and go at a faster pace. It’s tiresome to travel via connecting flight after connecting aircraft, especially if there are many delayed flights. Instead, look for a direct trip that will allow you to travel for less time and farther. Even if you only have one stopover on your travel, you may reduce your carbon footprint by hundreds of kilometers. If you add 300 miles to your trip because of a stopover, that’s an additional 170 pounds of carbon dioxide emitted by each passenger.

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