As rich countries are failing on their pledge to provide $100bn a year to help poor countries cope with the climate crisis, experts call for a new form of climate finance. This could include charging levies on international flights and high carbon fuels.
The UK trade union PCS and the global network Stay Grounded published a paper which calls out for an urgent transition of the aviation industry. The paper demands recovery packages that directly finance the transition, which include providing a living wage and social protection for workers leaving the industry, retraining programmes, creating jobs in climate-safe sectors and more.
Several Norwegian airlines have collectively made a roadmap to achieve fossil-free aviation by 2050. By doing so, the Norwegian aviation industry is working towards the goals set in the Paris Agreement. In addition, Norwegian airlines are implementing other sustainability measures, such as more energy efficient aircraft.
As part of the ‘2021 European Year of Rail’, the ETC has launched a competition for the marketing campaigns that best promote rail travel as a sustainable tourism model throughout the EU. This will bring more attention to rail as a sustainable form of transportation.
Cumbria aims to become the UK’s first carbon neutral county by 2037 by creating ways for people to visit in a more sustainable way. New initiatives include more sustainable transport options, low carbon holiday cottages and plans to reduce pollutants in the lakes.
Helsinki named world’s most sustainable travel destination — The Global Destination Sustainability Index measures the sustainability of travel destinations in four different categories using more than 70 indicators.
