Travel Facts
Flights
Each year, ~4.3 billion people take a flight.
The estimated CO2e emissions from these
flights is ~880 billion kgs. (Pre Covid-19)
As an industry, tourism accounts for 8% of annual global CO2e emissions, most of which is attributed to transport.
In 2024 airlines offered 5.85 billion seats!
300 million tons of jet fuel was used in 2024 for all airlines worldwide, but only 1 million tons of SAF used for commercial flights accounting for only 0.3% of global jet fuel use. (IATA)
Accommodation
A hotel stay produces 5 times more CO2e than a typical home.
Hotels facilities like swimming pools, gyms, spas, restaurants, bars, air conditioning, heating, laundry service, consume vast amounts of energy & therefore produce great amounts of CO2e.
A hotel room produces approximately 30kg of CO2e per night, this varies according to location & function.
Therefore, 1 tree could help compensate a 5 night stay.
Cruises
In 2023 there were 31.7 million passengers on cruise ships, by 2027 the forecast is 40 million passengers.
Source CLIA Report 2024
A cruise ship uses about 800,000 tonnes of fossil fuels per year.
A passenger produces approximately 820 kgs of CO2e per cruise, therefore we estimate and recommend to plant 5 trees per cruise passenger.
Motor Vehicules
Trains
Travelling 1,000 miles by train produces 41 kgs per passenger
Rail transport is the most environment-friendly way to travel. The only methods more environmentally friendly than trains are walking and cycling.
A typical train line can carry 50,000 people per hour. Compare this with a motorway, which can move only 2,500 people per hour.
Motor Vehicles
Passenger cars and light-duty trucks, including sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans account for over half of the emissions from the transportation sector.
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If you travel 1,000 miles or 1,600 kilometres by car alone, you would emit 275 kgs of CO2 whereas 4 people making the same trip, in the same car would emit only 69 kilos each.
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source: IPCC - the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change