Tourism And Climate Change

D uring the last decade or         countries but also for the         so, there has been a lot of     traveler. Climate change is real   talk about climate change       too and is already showing itself  and the adverse effects of rapid      in the melting glaciers, shorter   technological development. For        snow seasons and unpredictable     about a year or so now, climate       weather changes. There are ways    change has taken the forefront in     in which we can minimize our       the political arenas as well and      contribution towards global        more leaders are talking freely       warming. Here are a few tips for   about taking care of our planet.      environmentally travelers.         What we all do need to realize is                                        that action needs to be taken         • It's nice to see far off lands   starting right from the               and different culture but its      individual level. During the last     worth considering the idea of      few years, economy airlines have      exploring your own continent or    opened a new door for people to       county first. May be by the time   venture out and travel to all the     you are done venturing your close  different parts of the world.         by destinations, they would have   This has resulted in a windfall       come up with a 'green' source to   for many developing countries but     take you farther away.             has a serious draw back attached                                         to it. According to a report by       • If you do need to travel to a    the Intergovernmental Panel on        destination by plane; try          Climate Change, commercial            exploring the country through      aircrafts contribute between 3 to     less harmful means of travel.      4 percent to the overall human        Take trains, buses or a car        impact on climate change              instead of taking domestic                                               flights. Bicycles and own two      Tourism is a great industry, not      feet are also a great way to       only for the economies of             explore, get an up, close and      personal feel of the culture and      With close to one billion          meet the locals.                      tourists traveling around the                                            globe each year, the need is to    • There are organizations,            find ways to bring our vacations   businesses as well as charities,      in line with ecotourism. Plan      which help off-set the emissions      your trip thoroughly and try to    caused by your journey for a          find locations that offer green    contribution to their cause.          travel opportunities, look for     Normally a one way flight from        hotels that follow the basic       New york to Miami will result in      rules of environment               0.39 tonnes of CO2 emission and       friendliness. Use public           the cost to offset this CO2 will      transport for sightseeing trips    be around 6 dollars. These            etc, or hire a hybrid car if you   organizations can also help you       have to. Choosing a green          become carbon neutral in other        destination would only make sense  areas of your life like household     if it comes without the tag of     and car etc. For more info visit      heavy carbon emissions, not only   sites like www.climatecare.org        from our trip there, but also in   Mostly, these organizations           the way we choose to stay there    either arrange for tree               and venture about. Travel and      plantation or invest in               enjoy your travels as well, but    sustainable energy and energy         make sure you leave only your      saving projects.                      footprints behind and not a long                                         carbon trail.                      About the Author: last minute hotels Published At: www.Isnare.com