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The Tiny Housing Co. Does Sustainable Breaks

08/03/2023

Member in Focus, News, Sustainability, Travel

The Tiny Housing Co. launches off-grid breaks We love this and if you love nature you will too – Play It Green’s partner, the Tiny Housing Co. is launching its very first off-grid location. The sustainable accommodation is at Oak Apple Farm near Tittesworth Lake. With breathtaking views of the peak district, the Tiny House is […]

Weekly Tip 69: How To Travel Sustainably

14/07/2022

Business Tips, Consumer / Household tips, Individual and Family, Sustainability, Travel, Weekly Tip

Summer is here! For many, that means summer vacation, too. One in four are planning on travelling somewhere this season, and while vacations are fun and travelling can be unavoidable, it can have a terrible impact on the environment. In fact, transport and travel account for a fifth of global carbon emissions, which is […]

How to Help Your Staff Commute Sustainably

16/05/2022

Business Tips, How to..., News, Sustainability, Travel

Transport continues to be the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.K. and for businesses looking to step up in the fight against climate change, it’s the perfect area to start reducing in. There are plenty of options, from upgrading your fleet to electric to switching to home-working. Yet, these aren’t […]

Sweden Now Has Net Zero Airports

07/06/2021

News, Sustainability, Travel

We all know that air travel is damaging to our environment – it contributes around 5% of all climate change causing emissions. But did you know, it’s not just aeroplanes, but the actual airports themselves that contribute to the climate crisis? Ground-based airport Green House Gas emissions are caused by petrol and diesel […]

Great News About Sustainable Business Travel

01/06/2021

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Currently, the world’s global emissions are around 40 gigatons of CO2 every year and our current ‘climate budget’ for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees is quickly running out! By offsetting our footprint through tree planting we can slow global warming down and by changing our behaviour and reducing our footprint, we can stop […]

First UK tidal-powered EV charging point

06/04/2021

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In a UK first, tidal power is now being used to power electric vehicles in Shetland. Nova Innovation has announced the opening of the UK’s first tidal-powered electric car charging station. The facility is situated on the island of Yell in Shetland, on the shores of Bluemull Sound, at Cullivoe harbour. Nova’s tidal turbines have […]

What will holidays look like in the future?

14/02/2021

Educational Articles, News, Travel

During the Covid pandemic, much of the world was in lockdown and the future of the tourism industry is in jeopardy. No one has been able to predict how the global epidemic will change our lives so much when we enter 2020. The freedom of travel has been reduced for most of the year and […]