As we discussed in the meeting, we are working towards a new campaign on short haul flights. Here we can discuss what form it will take.
In the meeting, we talked about
- promoting local tourism as an alternative
- promoting using trains rather than short haul flights
- compiling all the information to make a persuasive and informative guide to the impacts of short haul flights
I managed to get a carbon offset option on the varsity ski trip, which led to the travel agents adding that option to all the flights they sell. should we be doing this for other university trips - see debate below? the implication from rising tide etc, is that rather than offsetting, we should not produce the carbon in the first place, so if we are not persuading university trip to go carbon neutral, should we be persuading them to stay at home? i'm not really up for telling the blues not to go on tour...
Add your thoughts below for what form the flying campaign should take....
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Personally, i think carbon offsetting is the wrong way to go as it sends out the message that you can continue to pollute so long as you throw money at the problem. Instead, I'd prefer to see the E&E committee trying to persuade university trips to use buses or trains wherever possible. The varsity trip could easily get the ski train, or the ferry.
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