Stop Global Warming and Address Global Climate Change
Stop Global Warming?
Though global warming is a naturally occurring phenomenon, global climate change, caused by greenhouse gas emissions from human activity, is recognized as one of the most serious global threats, with melting polar ice caps, severse weather, and coral bleaching directly affecting travel.
Although travel is inevitable, the impact from tourism activity is one of the main culprits of climate change. In fact, travel related activity accounts for almost one third of all greenhouse gas emissions, with air travel, being the fastest growing contributor. Though regulatory efforts outside of the Kyoto Protocol are virtually non-existent, voluntary initiatives create excellent opportunities to pursue alternative greenhouse gas offset strategies.
Fortunately, various credible greenhouse gas offset strategies exist. Here, we will address how they work, the benefits they provide, and how you can mitigate travel-related greenhouse gas emissions and address global climate change.
Address Global Climate Change.
Sustainable Travel International's MyClimate™ program offers a turnkey solution for individuals that wish to neutralize their own travel related greenhouse gas impacts and for businesses that wish to offset both their own and their client’s emissions. Why MyClimate™?
- Cost Efficiency. Costs as little as $8 - $15 for a fully offset ticket and even less for partial offsetting;
- Credibility. Exceeds Greenhouse Gas Protocol and complies with Kyoto Protocol directives for projects in developing countries;
- Business Support. STI will ensure your satisfaction, by working directly with your booking, technology and or marketing departments;
- Ease of Use. Offers technology which can be seamlessly integrated into booking systems, including Amadeus, Galileo and others.
- Philanthropic and Humanitarian Benefits. Investment in MyClimate™ directly supports local communities and businesses, funding more environmentally friendly development projects.
Global Warming-related Definitions.
- Green Power: There is a physical connection between the buyer and the generating renewable energy asset. You are buying and paying for kWh from a renewable source.
- Green Tags / REC: There is no connection between the buyer and the generating renewable energy asset, but you are still buying and paying for the incremental cost of producing kWh from a renewable source.
- Carbon Offset: A mechanism by which the impact of emitting a ton of CO2 can be negated or diminished by avoiding the release of a ton elsewhere, or absorbing a ton of CO2 from the air that otherwise would have remained in the atmosphere.
- Additionality: Based on the Kyoto Protocol, additionality refers to offset projects that achieve reductions that are "additional to those that otherwise would occur".
- Financial Additionality: Projects that generate funding additional to existing commitments that is specifically allocated to achieving greenhouse gas reductions.
- Environmental Additionality: Emission reductions represent a physical reduction or avoidance of emissions over what would have occurred.
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