our flights
In January 2007, we launched our Carbon Offset Flights. As you may already know, flying is the most carbon intensive means of transport. In order to combat the emissions produced by passengers flying to meet their Intrepid trip, we introduced Carbon Offset Flight, and offered them to customers who booked their airfare through Intrepid Travel. The emissions produced from flights are calculated (from departure region to destination region) and the cost of offsetting that flight is then included in the price quoted. Carbon offsets are optional on the airfares we sell but we do encourage our customers to help us tackle Climate Change and offset their flights.
So every time you book a Carbon Offset Flight through us, you fly with the knowledge that your environmental impact has been reduced.
We're excited to say that an amazing number of Intrepid travellers have chosen to book our Carbon Offset Flights. In the first year alone our travellers offset 18,700 tonnes of carbon. Since then, we have offset a further 27,400 tonnes, meaning over 45,000 tonnes of carbon emissions have been offset since beginning our carbon offset flights initiative! Intrepid's travellers will have offset carbon emissions that equal the equivalent of approximately the amount of carbon 2,796,047 trees would absorb over 10 years, or taking over 4,753 passenger cars off the road for an entire year!* We thank our thoughtful passengers for their consideration of the environment.
Cleaner Climate - an international carbon solutions firm provides offsets for Intrepid's Carbon Offset Flights through a portfolio of Kyoto compliant projects. These projects promote energy efficiency or produce renewable energy within disadvantaged communities in developing countries and also provide multiple co-benefits in addition to environmental improvement.
*These calculations are based on information provided on the Enviormental Protection Agency - Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator webpage.
Two offset projects we are investing in through our Carbon Offset Flights initiative:
Rice Husk Biomass Project, Thailand
Famed for its jasmine rice, the Surin province in Eastern Thailand produces about 300,000 tonnes of rice husks annually. Local farmers within a 30km radius, are able to sell their unused rice husks to the biomass plant operated by Mungcharoen Green Power Company. The project activity annually generates 70,400 MW hours of renewable electricity to the Thailand grid from approximately 85,000 tonnes of rice husk.
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Mini Hydro Power, India
The 4.9 MW capacity hydro project is located on a tributary of the Beas River near the village of Patlikuhl in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh Province of India. Since the project utilises run-of-river technology, power is produced from the natural flow of the river. No water is stored thereby ensuring minimal impact on the surrounding environment. Previous to the project being implemented, nearby rural villages were relying on forest wood burning which resulted in damaging greenhouse gases being released.
As a result of the project, clean and reliable power is now available to villages and new, non-rural jobs have been created. The mini hydro project has also helped set-up small scale/cottage industries in adjoining villages and has improved the quality of local roads fostering the development of local entrepreneurship and trade.
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To enquire about our carbon offset flights, please contact us.
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