My job, as a travel blogger, is to travel.
Since I started travelling at the end of 2012, I have barely stopped. I have visited numerous countries and lived in three different ones during that period.
Travelling is a huge part of my life and that is something that I don’t see changing. However, I still have reservations about the life that I lead.
Being a travel blogger means that I am encouraging others to travel. In a world where climate change is wreaking havoc with the world and mass extinctions are becoming a distinct possibility, it does feel somewhat irresponsible to encourage others to contribute to the problem.
On average, a plane produces a little over 53 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) a mile. A flight from New York to Los Angeles at around 2,450 miles would release just over 65 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
This is just one route. When you add in the numerous flights that are taken every day, the total number reaches 20,000. With this number expected to exceed by 50,000 by 2040, the climate will continue to suffer.
As someone that cares about the environment and the impact, we as a species are having upon it, these statistics don’t sit well with me. They present me with an ethical dilemma.
