Last year, Internova launched a partnership with Sustainable Travel International, a global organization that has more than 15 years of experience developing successful sustainable travel practices and supporting some of the best carbon offset programs for the travel industry. Leveraging Sustainable Travel International's advisory services, as well as key learnings from various initiatives across our industry, Internova continues to build relationships with sustainability associations.
To expand on those efforts, the company has developed two new programs for customers that will assist them in reducing their travel emissions:
The Climate Positive Program is designed for corporate customers, to help them assess their company's sustainability efforts, measure their emissions, develop options to offset those emissions and communicate to their stakeholders, customers and employees.
The Climate Action Program is designed for leisure travel clients, allowing them to make a 1 percent contribution of their trip cost to partially offset emissions. Travelers will also receive valuable tips and news on sustainability efforts in the industry. Internova is committed to providing its travel advisors with training on sustainability and offering workshops with travel suppliers on how to build sustainable itineraries.
These new initiatives reflect the growing importance that both business and leisure travelers place on sustainability — practices that meet our current needs without compromising those of future generations. Such practices include taking steps to protect the environment by mitigating the impact of greenhouse gas emissions.
Greenhouse gases trap heat in the earth's atmosphere and are a major contributor to climate change, including global warming. In 2020, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, carbon dioxide accounted for about 79 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, mainly through the use of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil for energy and transportation.
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