Hello, earthling. I am planet Earth and I warn you that soon you will have to leave me. Probably you know that there are already too many Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and that I will not be able to stand it much longer because my temperature is rising to a limit that your little body will not be able to withstand.
But SURPRISE. There is a way you can stay with me. So can the little animals that live with you. Let me tell you: it is important that you know the main sources of these emissions, because it will be the beginning of learning how to reduce them.
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At the end of the day, information is power and the best weapon to make decisions afterwards. Have I already told you about environmental motivation? Well, if you do the calculation in this calculator, you will have a little motivation to start the decarbonisation process.
The aim of this travel carbon footprint calculator is to measure the footprint you leave on me. After that, you can choose to reduce or offset your CO₂ in projects, such as planting trees.
If you think you are not responsible for this, keep an eye on the fact: more than 60% of emissions come from your human behaviour. It's not me. The scientific evidence says so.
Fortunately, there seems to be a group of brave people who are willing to stick with me. The 2015 Paris Agreement is proof of that. It is the firm commitment to sustainable development condensed in the Sustainable Development Goals, where Climate Action, Affordable Energy, Sustainable Communities, and Responsible Consumption, among others, are put up as flagships.
But only if you join the movement, it can be successfully achieved. What do you say? Are you a brave earthling?
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