7 Ways You Can Help Combat Climate Change as a Traveler

You might assume that “travel” and “combat climate change” are phrases that inherently just don’t go together. After all, travel (and especially air travel) contributes a lot of the greenhouse gases that are currently causing climate change.

According to one recent study, tourism activity accounts for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions around the world. That’s not an insignificant number, and it’s something I’ve been struggling with recently.

On the one hand, expecting people to just stop traveling (even if it is in order to save the planet) isn’t exactly realistic. Tourism is at an all-time high right now all around the world. And I still believe that traveling and experiencing other cultures is one of the best ways for us to understand and empathize…