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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Nazia Parveen, from Marrakech

Travel industry warned ‘tackle climate disaster before it’s too late’

United States SAF James Thornton Airlines UK Intrepid United Kingdom ABTA
The train from Tirano in Italy to Saint Moritz in Switzerland
The train between Tirano, Italy, and St Moritz, Switzerland. Trains are increasingly seen as an alternative to aircraft on short haul routes. Photograph: John Burnikell/Alamy

The travel industry has been urged to prove its commitment to sustainability with “rapid decarbonisation” to avoid a climate disaster.

James Thornton, chief executive of Intrepid Travel, one of the first carbon-neutral tour operators, warned delegates at the Abta travel convention in Morocco that urgent change was required.

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