Decarbonizing tourism: would you pay US$ 11 for a carbon-free holiday?
According to a new study published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism the damaging effects of CO2 emissions from tourism could eventually be eliminated if travelers paid just US$11 per trip. Professor Scott, found that the most cost effective strategy for the tourism industry to meet the United Nations’ recommended targets of reducing carbon emissions, includes […]
How to live a green (er) life?
How to live a green (er) life: Pollution revolution! Outdoor air pollution kills more than 3,5 million people annually world wide. Air pollution kills more people than AIDS and malaria combined together. Isn’t this a reason enough to start combat it? Originally published in Pollution Revolution
How to make your travels green (er): Green Hotel World
Hello STW lovers, I am very happy to introduce you today Green Hotel World (GHW). GHW is an online booking platform where you can find truly green hotels and accommodations. • GreenHotelWorld offers a low price guarantee in 130,000+ hotels worldwide (and growing), of which 8000+ are certified green hotels through partnerships with Expedia, Booking, […]
How to make your life green (er)
How to make your life green (er): Water footprint. A few statistics and tips to improve our impact on water and reduce the traces we are leaving. How individual consumers could make a positive impact on water usage? Let’s see! Originally published in Global Water Footprint
How to make your website green (er) with Green Desks
I recently discovered the ‘Green Desks’ Initiative, which seeks to help protect one of the most bio-diverse and increasingly threatened areas on the planet namely the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in Mexico. The Reserve is home to over 800 species of plants, 124 species of fungi, 550 species of vertebrates and many endangered species like the […]