SINGAPORE 26 April 2021: To mark Earth Day, 22 April, the
Travel Corporation announced a five-step Climate Action Plan to achieve carbon
neutrality by 2030.
As members of the global travel industry, it recognizes its
activities create greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through its trips and
operations.
In response, TCC and TreadRight Foundation are investing in
two nature-based carbon removal solutions, Project Vesta and GreenWave. They
are core elements in the company’s recognition that both travellers and
businesses must take action to address GHG emissions and climate change.
TreadRight has also launched a new Impact Hub in an effort
to be transparent as to progress made at TTC to achieve the group’s 11
At the time, the U.S. had pulled out of the landmark Paris Agreement, and we felt we needed to chart our own course to reducing our emissions and take leadership within the industry, he said. I applaud Joe Biden s re-entry to the Paris Agreement. This will hopefully accelerate innovations in clean energy, electric vehicles, carbon capture and removal, and other areas where investments are greatly needed to support the transition to a low-carbon economy, Tollman added.
The new Climate Action Plan directly addresses the first two goals of The Travel Corporation s sustainability strategy, which focus on the company s carbon footprint: sourcing 50% of electricity used across the organization from renewables by 2025 and then becoming carbon-neutral by 2030. Climate change, or global warming, is thought by the vast majority of scientists to be tied to increases in emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
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As members of the global travel industry, the Travel Corporation (TTC) has said it recognises its role and responsibility in creating greenhouse gas emissions through its trips and operations.
The need for both travellers and businesses to take action to address emissions and climate change becomes clearer and more urgent every day.
And so, in celebration of Earth Day 2021, TTC and its family of brands are announcing a five-step Climate Action Plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
To further support the transition to a low-carbon future, TTC and its TreadRight Foundation are investing in two nature-based carbon removal solutions, Project Vesta and GreenWave.
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In celebration of
Earth Day (April 22), a slew of travel companies has shared their plans to become more eco-friendly. This week,
The Travel Corporation announced a five-step “
Climate Action Plan” to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
“As members of the global travel industry, The Travel Corporation (TTC) recognizes its role and responsibility in creating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through its trips and operations. The need for both travelers and businesses to take action to address GHG emissions and climate change becomes clearer and more urgent every day,” the company said in a press statement.
To further support the transition to a low-carbon future, TTC and its