ABOUT THE EVENT
Eco-friendly itineraries will be the new measuring stick for
eco travel and ecotourism.
The Environmental Impact of Transportation Conference was Planeta's
13th e-conference (see index).
We examined how to 'get there from here' without leaving an
indelible footprint on the environment. The original dialogue
took place in October and November 2003.
Updates are posted in our forum
and we maintain relevant links.
Follow-up work includes the creation of an online seminar.
Participants looked at the environmental impact of transportation
at local, regional and international levels. The event provided
a unique opportunity for an in-depth dialogue and shed light
on practical actions for travelers, entrepreneurs and policy-makers.
This online event was co-sponsored by Planeta.com,
Channel
View Publications, The
Shores System, ECOCLUB.com,
Eldis and Sustainable
Sources.
RESULTS
Among the results of the conference, the Black Sheep Inn announced
a 10%
eco discount for guests arriving by bicycle. Thank you
for not polluting!
CALENDAR
December 2002: Conference announced
October 7-24, 2003: Online dialogue
October 15, 2003: Ecoclub
chat
November 5, 2003: Ecoclub
chat
2004 Presentation of Summary Document
2008: Online seminar
CO-SPONSORS
Planeta.com
Channel
View Publications
ECOCLUB.com
Eldis
The
Shores System
Sustainable
Sources
BACKGROUND READING
Airlines
Carbon
Emission Offsetting - Planeta Forum
Transportation
Policy Documents
The
Scam of Global Warming - George Monbiot/Guardian
Buying
Complacency - George Monbiot
AAA
Fuel Cost Calculator
HEADLINES
Tourism
and Climate Change
How
Much Reality Can You Take? - Monbiot
turn up
the heat
plane stupid
Airport
Watch
Trading
Trees - BBC
Scientists
unveil plans for eco-friendly plane - Guardian
KLM
slammed over eco pledge - Times
Concern
grows over pollution from jets - USATODAY.com
Mass
tourism and carbon offsets - John Shores/Green-travel
Train
travel set for a renaissance - GreenTraveller
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