BONUS: Should I Drive or Should I Fly for the Holidays?

BONUS: Should I Drive or Should I Fly for the Holidays?

As you start to plan your holiday plans, book flights, or map out your road trip, you may be asking yourself:

Is it greener to drive or fly to Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations?

There isn't a cut-and-dry answer to this, so in this bonus episode, I'll provide a few options and some food for thought.

[I misspoke in the episode and where I say carbon "positive" I meant to say carbon "negative"]

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EPISODE RESOURCES:

Calculate Flight Emissions: https://www.atmosfair.de/en/offset/flight/

CORSIA UN Flight Offset Plan: https://www.carbonbrief.org/corsia-un-plan-to-offset-growth-in-aviation-emissions-after-2020

Find Reputable Carbon Offset Projects: https://www.green-e.org/certified-resources/carbon-offsets

https://marketplace.goldstandard.org/collections/projects

https://www.cooleffect.org/about-us/cool-effect-model

Washington Post Article Quoted: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/questions-about-carbon-offsets-flights-answered/

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