In a new paper published in Science Direct, Professor Gossling discusses the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to reconsider the foundations of the global aviation system. He suggests that the volume growth model championed by industry and aviation proponents may have to be replaced with an alternative model that accounts for its environmental impacts.
Writer and environmentalist Jonathon Porritt hopes the current pandemic will result in some kind of flight path for the airline industry’s sustainable future, with governments playing a key role in ensuring that bailouts are dependant on decarbonisation efforts.
New research by Swiss bank UBS forecasts a decline in air travel over the next decade in favour of more journeys by high-speed rail. They suggest this would in part be due to a shift in mindset brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
The COVID-19 crisis has lead to a rethink of what constitutes 'essential travel' - and is an opportunity to reset our economies and modus operandi within ecological boundaries.
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.
