TITLE

TIME TO MOVE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

AUTHOR(S)

Taylor, Ian

PUB. DATE

December 2006

SOURCE

Travel Weekly (UK);12/8/2006, p36

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports on the support of travel companies to carbon offsetting project which aims to offset the carbon dioxide produced by flying through offsetting charge in Great Britain. Pioneers of the project, First Choice Holidays and Lastminute.com PLC, are encouraging payments by showing how much carbon dioxide a flight produces when people book. It is noted that carbon offsetting has come to the forefront of effort to cut travel's contribution to global warming.

ACCESSION #

23502936

 

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