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Travel carbon neutral & that’s not all!

You can travel Carbon Neutral

We hope that while you’re painting the town red, you don’t stop thinking green.

In the fight against climate change – reducing carbon emissions has to be the top priority, but carbon offsetting is another thing you can do to help make a difference.

It’s carbon emissions in the atmosphere that are slowly cooking our planet and causing climate change. Reducing these emissions comes down to doing simple things like turning off appliances when you’re not using them, driving less, and buying local produce. For those emissions that can’t be reduced carbon offsetting allows you to contribute to projects that are greening the planet in other ways.

Contiki has teamed up with a carbon neutral partner in your region, giving you the option to calculate the carbon footprint of your travel and contribute towards projects that will reduce your resulting C02 emissions in the atmosphere on your behalf. Calculate!

This voluntary scheme invites you to pay a contribution based on the amount of carbon likely to be generated from your travel. You can choose to offset your air travel, coach travel or the energy consumed staying in your hotel accommodation or all of them! Click here for FAQs

Other stuff you can do to help

There is a lot you can do to make a difference while traveling. Even simple things like being aware of and respecting the local culture of the countries you’re visiting and making sure to live a little greener, by recycling your rubbish, saving energy by switching off air-conditioning and lights, and conserving water – all these things mean the special places you visit will remain unspoilt.

Calculate your carbon footprint

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FAQs – all about going Carbon Neutral

How do I impact on climate change?
Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) are emitted when fossil-fuels are consumed. Each time we drive a car, fly in a plane, use electricity, or generate waste these fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal are burnt and CO2 is added into the atmosphere warming the earth and causing climate change.

What can I do to help avoid Climate Change?
We can all take simple steps to reduce the amount of CO2 we produce and for those emissions we can’t reduce, we can neutralise the rest. Neutralising means paying someone to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere on your behalf. In that way we can pay for the damage we are causing and the money helps to fund transition to a lower-carbon world.

Will going carbon neutral really make a difference?
By neutralising your carbon emissions you are supporting projects which lower the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. Some of the most effective ways to do this is by supporting energy efficiency projects and the development of renewable energy sources such as those offered by our partner carbon offset organisations.

How do I know the carbon projects are effective?
Each of the carbon projects we support are independently audited and meet high quality standards such as the Gold Standard or the Kyoto Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The Gold Standard is an independently audited, globally applicable best practice methodology for project development that delivers high quality carbon offsets.