HCBS is committed to reducing our carbon footprint. Because air travel for academic conferences is a major way we emit greenhouse gases, we are embracing the initiative of buying carbon offsets to compensate. HCBS will buy carbon offsets for all flights that we arrange for conference participants. We encourage you to pursue this option through your travel agent, airline, or third-party.
- Ask your airline if you can buy an offset directly through them
- Third-party auditors will certify the offset, ensuring you that your investment will co directly towards sustainability programs: The Gold Standard or Green-e.
Although buying offsets are only one step to combat climate change, it’s one we can choose to take. Companies who receive your offset/investment will use them to for other projects like capturing gas from landfills or building solar farms.
Read more:
- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-carbon-offsets.html
- https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/04/18/12-scholars-share-ideas-reducing-carbon-emissions-academic-travel-opinion
- https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2019/02/25/greetings-from-berlin-tokyo-beijing-should-we-call-time-on-international-academic-travel/
