‘An overwhelming body of scientific evidence now clearly indicates that climate change is a serious and urgent issue. The earth’s climate is rapidly changing, mainly as a result of increases in greenhouse gases caused by human activities.’
The Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change - 2007.
Individuals
If you're traveling to Tanzania and are concerned about the carbon footprint associated with you trip, you can help soften your footprint by purchasing carbon offsets from Carbon Tanzania. Purchasing these offsets will not only help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from your trip, but it will also support ecological conservation and community economic growth in Tanzania.
Use our Carbon Calculator and make a direct payment to support a Carbon Tanzania project.
Did you know...?
- Average 7-day holiday in TZ: 5.24 CO2e*
- Average tourist holiday (global average): .25 CO2e**
- Average per capita emissions of global citizens: 4.3 CO2e**
Carbon Tanzania believes responsible tourism is possible, but we need to account for our emissions and take responsibility for them!
* Using average figures (long-distance over-seas flight, safari driving days, bed nights), Carbon Tanzania has calculated the average amount of GHG emissions that would be associated with a typical 7-day safari for an individual tourist.
**Estimated by the UN World Tourism Organization, United Nations World Trade Organization (2008). Climate Change and Tourism: responding to different challenges. World Tourism Organization, Madrid.
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