As the Australian summer gets under way, many of us are planning holidays. When it comes to limiting emissions associated with travel, a staycation or local holiday – by train, bus or car – remains the lowest-impact option. But overseas travel by Australians has been increasing in recent decades, with Indonesia, New Zealand, Japan, the United States and China among the top destinations, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Globally, tourism makes up about 9% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with Australians among the top 20 countries in terms of our tourism carbon footprint. While it’s impossible to escape
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