Software to track carbon footprint of air travellers

New Delhi: A new software ‘Travelport Carbon Tracker’, launched by leading automated aviation ticket reservation systems company Galileo GDS, will tell “your contribution” to carbon emission when you take a particular flight.
The software will also suggest to the passenger that he could select a particular flight instead of his chosen one to reduce carbon emission.
“It will help in discovering routes, travellers, departments and modes of travel that contribute to total emission. This will allow corporates and individuals to decide the flight that emits less carbon per passenger,” President and CEO of Galileo GDS, Bruce Hanna, said.
There are a number of flights that have high load factor during a certain time in the day. This software can compare the amount of carbon emitted during a flight from one destination to another, he added.
At present, air travel contributes about 2 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions. But its contribution, in release of Green House Gas (GHG) is set to increase as 33 per cent of travellers prefer to travel by air. The Carbon Tracker would be helpful for large travel agencies and corporates who acknowledge the concern over global warming and are ready to invest for a good cause, Hanna said.
Indian travel industry involves about 8 million outbound passengers, 43 million domestic travellers and about 365 million reserved train passengers.
Over 5,000 travel agencies are generating a revenue of about $6.6 billion with ticket booking and ventures. “The software will be presently available with the travel agents, who by paying some charges can use it for the benefit of their customers,” Hanna said.
01/09/08 Press Trust Of India/Business Standard

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