At Vegan Travel Asia by VegVoyages, we take our commitment to the planet and local communities seriously. That’s why we’ve begun the process of measuring and managing our carbon emissions. We engaged the sustainable tourism consultancy Climate Conscious Travel to analyze our trips, figure out where the majority of our emissions lie, and design compensation projects that help us avoid carbon while creating co-benefits for communities in our region of travel.
Also, we understand that the amount of meat in one’s diet has a substantial effect on carbon emissions – and is a low-hanging fruit to reduce our footprint Scientific studies reveal that high meat consumption generates the most carbon emissions, while vegan food produces the least. As part of our commitment to sustainable travel alternatives and minimizing our carbon footprint, we prioritize vegan travel and encourage our guests to adopt environmentally friendly habits.
The above graph represents the estimated food-based carbon emissions in Kilograms – (kg) based on different types of diets and the length of the trip.
For these analyses, six dietary groups were identified: high meat-eaters ( > = 100 g/d), medium meat-eaters (50 to 99 g/d), low meat-eaters ( > 0 and < 50 g/d), fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans. Initially, subjects were categorised into meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans according to responses to the following yes/no questions: Do you eat any meat (including bacon, ham, poultry, game, meat pies, sausages)? Do you eat any fish? Do you eat any eggs? Do you eat any dairy products (including milk, cheese, butter, yoghurt)? Here’s the link to the source of this data: Springer Article
