![]() ![]() So why do it? A good deal of global carbon emissions come from industrial processes or electricity generation under the control of governments and corporations, rather than individual citizens. You can catch a bus, but you’ll spend that bus journey fantasising about the possibility of an overnight train service. If you get off at a stop along the way, you have to wait another two days to continue your journey. In the North Island, the train between Auckland and Wellington runs only every second day. Taking a train around New Zealand is no mean feat. I am writing this on the train from Christchurch to Kaikoura, where I will give a talk about my recent book #NoFly: walking the talk on climate change. Why all the fuss?īefore I explain, I should come clean. ![]() ![]() With all the discussion, you might be surprised to learn that air travel globally only accounts for about 3% of the warming human activities are causing. The flight shaming movement has raised our awareness of air travel’s contribution to climate change. How much does our use of air travel contribute to the problem of climate change? And is it more damaging that it is being created higher in our atmosphere? ![]()
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