{"id":55614,"date":"2022-08-23T00:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=55614"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T00:45:41","slug":"climate-report-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/climate-report-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Update: How we’re progressing towards a 1.5\u00b0C future\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Intrepid announced a new Climate Active Plan in October 2025. This reshapes our approach to carbon, including a step away from the Science Based Targets initiative and adopting new climate targets. You can view the new plan here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our half-year Climate Update provides a behind the scenes glimpse on how we\u2019re advancing our climate action.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the first of our mid-year Climate Update that takes a look at our goal to reduce global emissions<\/a> in line with a 1.5\u00b0<\/strong>C future. In 2018, the UN\u2019s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned of the threat of allowing global temperatures to rise more than 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, as part of our Ethical Marketing Guidelines<\/a>, we made a commitment to improve the level of transparency around our climate action work. You\u2019ve probably noticed there\u2019s no shortage of companies committing to ambitious climate goals, but many of them offer little by way of transparency into how they are making meaningful strides each year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we publish this information annually in our integrated annual report, we felt it was important to share the details on all the climate work happening throughout the year. We\u2019d love to hear what you think! Drop us a line at accountability@intrepidtravel.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Our trips and offices: Carbon emissions update  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing (expected Q4 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year, Intrepid measures how much carbon our business generates \u2013 that includes our 1,150+ trips and 40+ offices around the globe. This is a core part of our decarbonization plan as we can only reduce what we measure.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, we changed the way we measure emissions from trips to ensure we get an accurate view of how we performed compared with previous years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, we averaged out emissions by region and trip style, but we\u2019ve modified our approach to look at emissions at the individual trip level. It\u2019s a big job, and it\u2019s taking a little longer than we expected, but there are big benefits to changing the way we measure our trip emissions. By calculating emissions for every individual trip, accounting for carbon emissions from accommodation, transport, activities and included meals, we\u2019ll truly understand where we can make improvements.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re also keen to understand what this new way of measuring each trip tells us about changes we\u2019ve already made to itineraries, such as removing short-haul flights from some trips, using e-vehicles where we can and travelling by train.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trip emissions for last year will be published here<\/a> so stay tuned for more.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Our trips: Introduced new plant-based meals <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Completed<\/strong> April 2022 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the ways we can reduce carbon emissions on our trips is through the meals that are included. In fact, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report<\/a>, plant-based foods and diets are one of the biggest opportunities the world has to limit climate change.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now every one of our twenty-one Real Food Adventures<\/a> include at least one plant-based meal experience. Not only do travellers get to try a tasty, fresh meal, plant-based options also come with a much lower carbon footprint than animal proteins. The climate impact of plant-based foods is typically\u202f10 to 50 times<\/a>\u202fsmaller than that of animal products.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means delicious meals that are also better for the planet.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Our team: Citizen science in support of nature <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

December 2021 and May 2022<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the Intrepid Foundation\u2019s partner <\/a>Blue Carbon Lab<\/a>, forty members of our Melbourne\/Narrm* team have had the opportunity to contribute to the regeneration of coastal wetlands of mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses \u2013 also known as blue carbon. Blue carbon plays an important role in carbon reduction, because it actually draws down carbon thirty to fifty times faster than trees and locks it away in the ground.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reducing carbon emissions and slowing the rate of global warming is critical \u2013 but we also recognise that preserving and regenerating nature is just as vital.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our team will have another opportunity to support nature with Blue Carbon Lab later this year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Our team and offices: Engagement on climate action <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ongoing, January \u2013 June 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We believe sustainability starts with our own culture and teams. During the first half of 2022, our teams around the world have engaged in climate action and sustainability and advanced their individual action in a number of ways.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our global environmental impact manager hosted a series of one-to-one climate advocacy sessions with six offices around the world to inspire and educate around climate action. Two hundred and five members of our team (or about 30 per cent) have attended.  Other activities and improvements include:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n