Plan Your Getaway...from Carbon Emissions

Greenhouse Lasses

She’s just a small town girl, buildin’ a more sustainable wor-ld. Join us for Episode 3, "Plan your getaway...from carbon emissions" with Emily Conway. Emily recently went from airport sustainability to sustainable logistics in the food and beverage industry, and she believes that we can continue to travel, be comfortable (#airconditioning, y’all) and build the clean economy without compromising the needs of future generations. Sounds nice, right? Learn about how she testified before city council and argued for her small-town’s transition away from coal, how she wrestles with being a young, female professional in a male dominated sector, how to find common ground with your loved ones who might not agree with you on important issues, and where she sees the future of travel. . . . . . Clarifications from this episode: -Airport discussed is the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): it’s the first airport in *North America to become carbon neutral. Learn more here: https://www.dfwairport.com/sustainability/ . -The Good Traveler Program: You can offset your travel & invest in carbon offset projects. To learn more about the program and projects, visit https://thegoodtraveler.org/ . -Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA): is a global market-based measure designed to offset international aviation CO2 emissions in order to stabilize the levels of such emissions from 2020 onwards (CNG2020). Learn more here: https://www.icao.int/environmental-protection/CORSIA/Pages/default.aspx . - Listen to the In the Thick podcast episode live from the Rio Grande Valley here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-thick/id1083701291?mt=2&i=1000433534918 .