Green and low carbon travel resources
Clubs, societies, charities, not for profits
The International Ecotourism Society
Sustainable Travel International
Green travel blogs, forums and great sites
Planeta.com. Interactive journal and forum of practical eco-tourism
low carbon travel. Great blog on the joys of low carbon travel
Save eco destinations. Advice and debate
Make travel fair. Educational and inspirational travel articles
Green travel guides TV. Worlds first TV channel dedicated to Responsible Tourism
Travel Carbon Calculators
There are many options. These are our favorites:
Transport direct. Simple and user friendly, but it only goes up to 1200 miles.
Resurgence.org (scroll down to car, bus, train and air section). More detailed, and quite useful if you want to put some real effort into estimating the footprint of your journey.
Leedstidal The only one available for ferries.
Carbon Offsets
Read more about carbon offsetting here.
Friends of the Earth offsetting analysis
Carbon Offset Research and Education
Other link resources you might be interested in:
Sustainability in the adventure world