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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Pete McKenzie

Short hops and economy class: five expert tips on how to reduce your emissions on holiday

A tourist snorkels the reef off Palau
Experts offer tips to help tourists reduce the environmental impact of their trip and make travel more sustainable. Photograph: David Barbeler/EPA-EFE

Across the Pacific, island nations are leaning into tourism to reboot their economies after the pandemic. But tourists cause significant greenhouse gas emissions and waves of waste: major threats to the islands.

Experts have advice on how tourists can limit those impacts on their holidays. They recognise while preventing the worst effects of climate change requires systemic change, individual impact still matters. And they believe that some small shifts in mindset can make a difference – without compromising a trip.

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