How does it all work?
What is offsetting?
When you fly, drive and heat your home, your carbon dioxide (C02) emissions cause climate change. Climate change is the most serious threat facing the planet.
Offsetting enables you to repair the damage done by your emissions by funding sustainable energy projects that reduce C02.
You can offset easily with lastminute.com every time you book a flight. Use our online calculator to find out just how much C02 you will emit. Next time you book your ticket click 'yes' to offset.
Why offset?
Every hour we fly, each of us produces about 0.1 tonnes of C02. For example, on a return trip to Athens you will fly for seven hours - that's the same as:
- Leaving the hairdryer on for one month, or
- Boiling the kettle non-stop for four weeks, or
- Running the TV & games console for one year, or
- Leaving the TV on standby for 35 years, or
- Running the car for 10 days and nine nights, or
- Leaving all the lights on at home for three months
Multiply that by hundreds of people on the plane... then all the planes flying in and out of all the cities in every country around the world, every week, every day, every hour, every minute... you get the picture! That's a lot of C02 pouring into our atmosphere.
Where does the money go?
Your money goes to Climate Care, an organisation dedicated to reducing global warming. They fund projects that cut greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries, benefiting local communities.
How much does it cost to offset?
Every time you book a flight our online calculator will tell you how much C02 you emit and how much it costs to offset. The cost ranges from £0.50 to £0.90 for every hour in the air. For example, to offset a direct return flight costs:
- London to Amsterdam: £0.75
- London to Munich: £1.55
- London to Paris: £0.76
Our calculator uses methodology devised by Oxford's Environmental Change Institute to work out the amount of C02 emitted.
Be carbonwise - offset every time you fly.
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