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The Travel Smart Campaign is a global effort to reduce business air travel emissions as the most effective way to reduce aviation’s climate impact in our decade

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Sustainable Aviation Fuels (#SAF) are a solution to reduce #CorporateTravel emissions But, not all SAFs are equally sustainable Companies can help the right SAFs to take off Read more on this in our SAF guide for corporate buyers 👉 shorturl.at/PUF2J

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How many emissions could be reduced if teams avoided flying to sport competitions like #Paris2024 Olympics? For #EURo2024, the teams could cut emissions by 60% 🇩🇪🇨🇭 led the way by travelling by train or coach during the group stage Read more👉shorturl.at/jKFKk

How many emissions could be reduced if teams avoided flying to sport competitions like #Paris2024 Olympics?

For #EURo2024, the teams could cut emissions by 60% 

🇩🇪🇨🇭 led the way by travelling by train or coach during the group stage

Read more👉shorturl.at/jKFKk
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Moving 1,000 tonnes of goods from Rotterdam to Vienna by train would emit 100 tonnes less CO2 than trucks Trucks carry over 75% of freight in Europe & contribute to 1/4 of emissions To reduce their impact on climate change rail performance must improve shorturl.at/plt6a

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Last month, we invited Swiss Re to present their sustainable travel policy & the implementation of carbon budgets Their strategy, commitments & tools led them to reduce their #CorporateTravel emissions by more than 50% Take a look at the summary👉 shorturl.at/NXig7

Last month, we invited <a href="/SwissRe/">Swiss Re</a> to present their sustainable travel policy &amp; the implementation of carbon budgets  

Their strategy, commitments &amp; tools led them to reduce their #CorporateTravel emissions by more than 50%  

Take a look at the summary👉 shorturl.at/NXig7
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A new study shows that living near airports can significantly increase your risk of dementia, high blood pressure & diabetes With 52 million Europeans living near major airports, it's time to rethink our approach to aviation to protect public health 👉shorturl.at/isJ0R

A new study shows that living near airports can significantly increase your risk of dementia, high blood pressure &amp; diabetes

With 52 million Europeans living near major airports, it's time to rethink our approach to aviation to protect public health

👉shorturl.at/isJ0R
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With the current heat wave, you must be wondering what is creating it It's due to non-CO2 emissions that are released as contrails while flying They warm the climate 2x as CO2 do Take into account non-CO2 of your business flights by reporting them shorturl.at/HUMjr

With the current heat wave, you must be wondering what is creating it

It's due to non-CO2 emissions that are released as contrails while flying 

They warm the climate 2x as CO2 do

Take into account non-CO2 of your business flights by reporting them

 shorturl.at/HUMjr
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Allowing millions more passenger at the airport is the wrong move to bring down emissions and global warming UK government should rethink their approach to aviation and prioritize their residents' health and quality of life Read more here👇shorturl.at/hXzSJ

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National, EU and international policies increasingly highlight the urgency of climate action and the responsibility of companies to actively reduce their emissions Know more about how worldwide policy developments impact business travel 👉shorturl.at/96IO3

National, EU and international policies increasingly highlight the urgency of climate action and the responsibility of companies to actively reduce their emissions

Know more about how worldwide policy developments impact business travel

👉shorturl.at/96IO3
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Non-CO2 emissions are harmful to the climate. Yet, some groups continue to oppose policies aimed at decarbonize aviation Being one of the toughest sectors to decarbonize, researchers have emphasized the need to curb the rising demand for flights 👉 shorturl.at/lDDZn

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1 day business flight trips were once the norm But since the beginning of Covid, they have declined and haven't returned The future of #BusinessTravel should focus on grouping meetings, using virtual tools, and travelling by train 👉 shorturl.at/hpjAG

1 day business flight trips were once the norm

But since the beginning of Covid, they have declined and haven't returned

The future of #BusinessTravel should focus on grouping meetings, using virtual tools, and travelling by train

👉 shorturl.at/hpjAG
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Asked by Reuters, Apple, a top flyer without a clear target, said they're working to reduce business travel. But their progress has declined Targets reflect a commitment to reducing emissions & companies without targets risk returning to 2019 levels shorturl.at/MWVv0

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Dutch gov introduced a mandate to reduce travel emissions Big companies must report on progress toward a 50% cut in emissions by 2030 . The focus is on shifting from air to rail Over 70 major firms in Anders Reizen have pledged to follow these laws 👉shorturl.at/fXyjJ

Dutch gov introduced a mandate to reduce travel emissions 

Big companies must report on progress toward a 50% cut in emissions by 2030 . The focus is on shifting from air to rail  

Over 70 major firms in <a href="/ReizenAnders/">Anders Reizen</a> have pledged to follow these laws

👉shorturl.at/fXyjJ
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Have you ever booked a flight & wondered if the sustainable claims made by airlines are true? There's growing suspicion that airlines may be greenwashing & misleading consumers Join The Consumer Voice' s online event to hear from our colleague Erin Vera & others Transport & Environment (T&E)

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Airlines are misleading #consumers by charging them extra for the development of ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuels’ (SAFs) Not all #SAF are equally sustainable and won't scale up before 2030 ➡️Claiming that consumers can "mainstream" SAF is highly misleading