Do you feel a twinge of eco-guilt when you book that flight?
When you fill up your van at the gas station before a long road trip?
Do you worry knowing that it adds to the climate crisis?
Most of us are too addicted to travel to stop and rethink how we go about it. Our speaker Andy (a biology professor and leader of sustainable programs at Minerva University) is on a mission to figure out net-zero travel and wants to share what he’s learned thus far, so we can take the same steps in our own *travel* lives.
In this workshop, we’ll start with a travel plan and then implement five strategies to make it more climate friendly. We encourage everyone to bring their own travel plan to try the strategies themselves.
Traveling less is one way to be more sustainable, but you’ll learn how to reduce your trip’s carbon footprint by traveling… (dare we say it) MORE!
Join Us to Learn
- Why you should consider the climate impact of your travel
- How to avoid travel greenwashing
- New strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of your travel
- Where to give back to climate causes
- How to be hopeful about the climate crisis!
…and much more!
About Our Speaker
Andy Dosmann is an Austin-based biology professor who teaches critical thinking and problem solving at Minerva University, where students travel around the world together for their undergraduate education. He leads Minerva’s sustainability programs.
Andy’s also the founder of StayVerde, which helps travelers travel more sustainably. He caters to those who worry about the climate crisis… but don’t want to stay home. Like himself. He met his wife in Kenya on a failed scientific expedition studying African lions, and last year they celebrated Andy’s 50th state (and their 10th anniversary) with a trip to Hawaii. Andy is not ready to give up traveling, so he’s devising creative solutions to minimize travel’s impact on the climate crisis.
Connect with Andy Dosmann
- Website: https://stayverde.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/stay.verde
Note: All of our events run on a pay-what-you-can basis as we strive to be as inclusive as possible. We also appreciate any support you can are able to give. Thank you!