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GLOBAL BUSINESS

I

s your employer having the conversation

about cutting back on flying? While activist

Greta Thunberg’s speeches around the globe

have gained headlines, so, too, has her decision

to shun air travel in favour of train and boat

journeys — no matter how difficult. With fly-

ing being one of the fastest-growing sources

of greenhouse gas emissions, many people are

following Thunberg’s lead and rethinking the

way they travel.

Business travel in the spotlight

But it’s not just about holidays — business trips are

a big contributor to the problem, and discussions

are taking place at companies up and down the UK

about flying less and “clean travel” options.

The value of the global business travel market

is forecast to increase from around £1 trillion (€1.

trillion) in 2017 to almost £1.3 trillion (€1.5 trillion)

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, etw. einschränken

forecast sth.

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prognostizieren

greenhouse gas

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, Treibhausgas

shun sth. [SVn]

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trillion [(trIljEn]

, Billion(en)

CLEA RING

THE AIR?

GLOBAL BUSINESS

ENVIRONMENT

Anlass für unseren Sonderbeitrag zum Thema

„Umwelt“ ist der „Tag der Erde“, der weltweit

in zahlreichen Ländern am 22. April 2020

zum 50. Mal gefeiert wird. Zunächst berichtet

SUZANNE BEARNE von Unternehmen, die

ihren CO 2 -Fußabdruck reduzieren.

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