ATC 012 Anna Hughes - Flight - Free UK - Pledge 1 Year Of No Flying

ATC 012 special guest: Anna Hughes - Director of FlightFree UK - Make the pledge to be flight free in 2020 Topics: 01:19 Start conversation Anna Hughes - Flight-Free UK 02:40 Flight Free UK - encouraging people to fly less, NOT FlygSkam (flight shame) & NOT flight shaming 04:40 Flight Free 2020 Pledge - pledge one year of no flying: https://flightfree.co.uk/take_action/ 07:35 less than 10% of the population have been on a plane - Anna has not been on a plane in over 10 years 09:49 Train travel - cost - and tax on aviation fuel 12:59 Response so far and predictions 14:50 Not just a phase 16:53 Travel by different means, more enjoyable travel by train 18:46 Arguments from the other side 22:10 Carbon Offsetting doesn’t change behaviour 25:05 One in 10 jobs globally dependent on travel 30:12 BA - British Airways - Biofuels 33:36 Get to Spain on the train https://www.seat61.com 36:38 Staycation 42:17 Where can people find Flight Free UK: https://flightfree.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/flightfreeUK https://twitter.com/flightfree2020 https://www.instagram.com/flightfree2020/ 44:35 End note - climate crisis We talk about responsible & sustainable travel, volunteering, digital nomads, wellness travel, funny, inspiring and extraordinary travel tales. Touching on organisations and people that are doing the right thing. We reveal this week’s most important news, with a good dose of scepticism and humour, so you can make up your own mind and travel with a clear mind! Thank you for listening. Send us your feedback and story suggestions via twitter twitter.com/aTravelCompanio Visit our website https://podcasts.earth