Earth Day: Intrepid Travel to 'decarbonise' top 50 itineraries

Speaking on Earth Day (22 April), Intrepid chief executive James Thornton said: "While reducing our carbon footprint has been a priority of our company for years, decarbonisation is becoming increasingly central in our product design now.

"As an industry, we must look beyond offsetting, advocacy and administrative green practices to focus on where we can have the most positive impact – our trips. Since the pandemic began, we’ve been passionately talking about the need for the travel industry to rebuild itself more responsibly. Now, we’re taking action."

Intrepid has been carbon neutral since 2010 and in October 2020 claimed a first by becoming the first operator to set itself verified science-based climate targets, aligned to the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5C and achieve climate neutrality worldwide by 2050.

Last year, Intrepid introduced more than 40 low-carbon tours, including new closer-to-home adventures and walking and cycling tours in the UK and elsewhere.