IN-DEPTH: Pressure From Climate Change Advocates Driving Big Changes in Travel Industry

IN-DEPTH: Pressure From Climate Change Advocates Driving Big Changes in Travel Industry
Travelers arrive at Terminal 2 of London Heathrow Airport in west London, on April 6, 2022. Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Autumn Spredemann
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Climate change supporters have the travel industry in its crosshairs, pressuring businesses like airlines, cruise operators, and other tourism sectors to adopt more eco-friendly practices.

The heat is on—quite literally—at every level. Sources for this coercion range from global agencies like the United Nations and World Economic Forum to scientific researchers. From this, a civilian-led movement to scale back individual travel has sprouted up, known as “travel shaming.”

Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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