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FROM SHARKS AND SEALIONS TO REDUCING ENERGY USE IN A LOCAL GYMNASTICS CLUB
How a South Australian adventure tour company is offsetting their carbon in the local community
From 2016 to 2019, Calypso Star Charters, in South Australia’s Port Lincoln, was a carbon neutral tourism business. But when their carbon auditing and offsetting provider stopped offering carbon offset services in mid-2019, the company knew it was time to think outside the box.
SHOULD WE FEEL GUILTY ABOUT FLYING?
Whilst it may be the newest phase of a global trend toward more ethical consumerism, the flight shaming movement poses an interesting challenge to Australia’s ecotourism industry.
13 SIMPLE SWAPS THAT WILL REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
Climate change is a reality and in case you didn’t know, tourism currently makes up 8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Whilst the challenge to combat rising temperatures and reduce our global carbon footprint can often feel intimidatingly huge, it’s actually pretty simply to make a few little changes in your life and business that will reduce, if not completely erase, your carbon footprint.
Congratulations to Calypso Star Charters for achieving Climate Action Leader certification!
Calypso Star Charters already hold Advanced Ecotourism certification for four of their multi-award winning tours and have now achieved Climate Action Leader, our highest level of the Climate Action certification!
Carbon Offsetting Options in Australia and Overseas
For many people, the terms carbon neutrality, carbon offset schemes and greenhouse gases either mean the same thing or are too similar to differentiate.
Fun Over Fifty introduces new Being Seen Being Green policy
Following the launch of their successful Green Guest Policy in 2015, on June 3rd, Fun Over Fifty will kick off their new "Being Seen, Being Green" policy. The aim of this policy is to involve their guests in their mission to become recognised as the most sustainable tour operator in Australia, by partnering with fellow tourism suppliers.