Initiative: Climate Change and Youth Travel

Carbon Offset Organisations

atmosfair
CarbonCounter.org
Carbonfund.org
The CarbonNeutral Company
Climate Care
climate friendly
Myclimate
NativeEnergy
TerraPass

Useful Websites and Organisations

Ecological Footprint Quiz
Energy Saving Trust (UK)
Green Globe
Home Energy Saver (US)
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Sustainable Aviation
The Travel Foundation
United Nations World Tourism Organization

Downloadable Brochures and Tools

Conservation International’s Center for Environmental Leadership in Business
Event Report: Making Biodiversity Work for Your Travel Business
Environmental Walk-Through Program Belize Brochure(English)
Environmental Walk-Through Program Mexico Brochure (Spanish)
From Ship To Shore (English and Spanish)
The Green Host Effect
A Practical Guide to Good Practice: Managing Environmental Impacts in the Marine Recreation Sector and Self-Assessment Checklist (available in English and Spanish)
A Practical Guide to Good Practice: Managing Environmental and Social Issues in the Accommodations Sector
A Shifting Tide, an Interim Report on Environmental Challenges for the Cruise Industry
Supply Chain Management Tool
Tour Operator Initiative (TOI) Rimini Report 2001
Tour Operators’ Sector Supplement

Greenpeace
How to Save the Climate: Join the Energy [R]evolution

Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Glossary Overview

The Seattle Times
Climate Challenge. It’s time for a carbon clean sweep!

The Travel Foundation
Accommodation Self-Checklist
Animal Interaction Tools
Changing Lives DVD
Climate Change & Tourism: A guide for managers
ECPAT Tour Operator Tools
Hotel Makeover
Increasing Local Economic Benefits Report
Legal/Policy Overseas Booklets
Make a Difference When You Travel: A guide for everyone
Make a Difference When You Sell: A guide for travel agents
Make a Difference While You Party: A guide for 18-30yr olds
Making Tourism Count - Guidelines
MyTravel Case Study
Play Your Part: A guide for overseas staff
Play Your Part: DVD
Recycling Cans On-board: A guide for airlines
Sustainable Excursions Guidelines
Sustainable Tourism: Travel that makes a positive difference
Tourism Supply Chains
Training Course for Tourism Managers
Turtles in Trouble

The Travel Foundation has also published several responsible travel destination guides for the following locations:

Bulgaria
Cyprus
Dominican Republic
The Gambia
Grenada
India
Kenya
Majorca
Malta
Mexico
Spain
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Tobago

Coming soon:

The Caribbean
Croatia
Egypt
Greece
Morocco
Turkey

Tufts Climate Initiative
Flying Green: How to Protect the Climate and Travel Responsibly
Voluntary Offsets for Air-Travel Carbon Emissions: Evaluations and Recommendations of Voluntary Offset Companies

The Wall Street Journal
The Cost of Offsetting Your Vacation


Further Reading

Clark, D. 2006. The Rough Guide to Ethical Living. Rough Guides Limited.

Henson, R. 2006. The Rough Guide to Climate Change. Rough Guides Limited.

Lorimer, K. 2006. Code Green: Experiences of a Lifetime. Lonely Planet Publications.

Pattullo, P., with Minelli, O. 2006. Ethical Travel Guide: Your passport to alternative holidays. Tourism Concern/Earthscan.

Richards, G. 2007. “New Horizons II – The Young Independent Traveller”. WYSE Travel Confederation.

Stern, N. 2006. “Stern Review on the economics of climate change”. Cambridge University Press.

“Travellers’ Pulse Survey”. 2007. Lonely Planet.