Go Carbon Neutral

While there are many things you can do to lessen your impact on the environment while traveling, an easy way to make a difference is to ‘carbon neutralize’ your travel.

It’s the carbon emissions in the atmosphere that are slowly warming our planet and causing climate change. Reducing these emissions is up to each of us and can be done by turning off appliances, driving less, and buying local produce. For those emissions that can’t be reduced carbon neutralizing allows you to contribute to projects that are greening the planet in other ways.

Insight Vacations has partnered with Sustainable Travel International allowing you the option to calculate the carbon footprint of your travel and contribute towards projects that will reduce the C02 emissions in the atmosphere on your behalf.

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 flight, coach travel or the energy consumed staying in your hotel accommodation.

Click here to find out more and carbon neutralize your travel.

Climate Change & Carbon Offsetting - FAQs

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 neutralize the rest.  Neutralizing 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 neutralizing 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 organizations.

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.