Dubai
Carbon per person: 1.64t (10 trees)
Long-haul flights of course have a greater impact on the environment than short-haul, but if do want to go further afield, Dubai is the furthest you can go for the least amount of trees, costing 10 which is considerably less than the 20 you’d need for Thailand.
Whilst there, stay in Al Maha – a luxury resort designed with nature in mind, striking the perfect balance between creature comforts and the local environment. Several measures have been taken to reduce the resorts environmental impact, such as reusing cooking oil, reducing water consumption, and using battery-powered vehicles to get guests around.
The hotel has a focus on the conservation of local fauna and fauna with its own nature reserve home to 75 species of native plants. Between trips to the beach, visit Jumeirah Mina A’Salam hotel which manages a turtle rehabilitation project and which raises awareness of the ecological threats faced by marine turtles today.
1st Move used carbonfootprint.com to find out many tonnes of CO2 each trip would generate based on flying from Heathrow in London, and then used Trees for Life to calculate that one tree would equal 0.16 tonnes of CO2. See further information on eco-friendly travel at 1st Move International. Check out Carbon Footprint UK, which lets you plant trees to offset any emissions you’ve generated when flying.