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With the world\u2019s leaders gathered at COP26, Intrepid Travel\u2019s co-founder and chairman Darrell Wade is championing travel industry-wide climate change commitments in Glasgow, while we\u2019re releasing a comprehensive measurement guide to empower other tour operators to decarbonise their operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not every day that you get to join the world\u2019s leaders, scientists and climate advocates to commit to real action to address the climate crisis, but that\u2019s exactly what Intrepid Travel is doing in Glasgow at the historic COP26 conference. <\/p>\n

With our co-founder and chairman Darrell Wade in attendance at the conference and representing the broader tourism industry, we\u2019re using this moment to rally the travel industry to commit to urgent climate action.<\/p>\n

Pre-pandemic, travel and tourism contributed about 8 per cent of the world\u2019s total greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

Now, for the first time, the Glasgow Declaration <\/a>brings the entire tourism industry together with a shared vision and commitment for action on climate change and industry-wide decarbonisation. More than 400 tourism businesses have already committed to halve emissions by 2030 and reach net zero as soon as possible before 2050. <\/p>\n

We\u2019re proud to be a signatory and launch partner to the Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism. <\/p>\n

And, we\u2019re also providing resources to help other tourism businesses to decarbonise, with the release of a 25-page carbon measurement toolkit<\/a> at COP26. This aims to empower other tour operators to measure the impact they\u2019re having on the planet.<\/p>\n

Our new open-source guide will empower any tour operator to start measuring their business\u2019\u00a0and their supply chain\u2019s\u00a0carbon footprint.\u00a0Our guide is authored by\u00a0Intrepid\u2019s\u00a0Environmental Impact Specialist Dr Susanne Etti and\u00a0produced in partnership with\u00a0Tourism Declares<\/a>, a collective of nearly 400 travel businesses, organisations and individuals who have declared a climate emergency and committed to taking action to decarbonise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t reduce what you don\u2019t measure and there are few travel companies that really understand the impact they\u2019re having on the planet,\u201d said Dr Etti.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Measurement is a key part of our\u00a0seven-step climate commitment plan<\/a>\u00a0published in January\u00a02020,\u00a0and\u00a0we\u2019re the first\u00a0(and only) global tour operator with a verified target through the\u00a0Science Based Targets initiative<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to create a science-led tool to move the needle on decarbonisation. We cannot solve the climate crisis alone and this type of industry-wide collaboration is critical,\u201d added Dr Etti.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Intrepid Travel has been on its carbon journey since 2005 but climate change is a collective responsibility and cannot be achieved by one company or industry. For that reason, in the run up to COP26, we have stepped up action with partners,\u00a0B Corps and other\u00a0businesses over the past year\u00a0to advocate for\u00a0stronger government policies\u00a0on\u00a0climate change, including:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n