Erin Vera

Communications manager & journalist. Currently, campaigning at @transenv. Opinions are my own.

[Travel Smart Campaign (🦋@travelsmart.bsky.social) @_Travel_Smart_]

During this year's Men's #EURO2024, we learned that reducing flying is entirely feasible

Both fans and football stars cut emissions by traveling to Germany by train

Could the @WEURO2025 become the next major milestone for sustainable travel in sports?

@transenv @ATE_Suisse

[The Consumer Voice @beuc]

Any emission you're adding makes zero emissions impossible. The best way to cut aviation emissions is to stop the flying sector's growth and cut demand. 30% of flights are from business so we ask companies to find alternatives - @transenv's @ErinVera1. Check out @_Travel_Smart_

[Erin Vera @ErinVera1]

⚽️Few things bring Europeans closer than football

Millions of fans went to Germany for the #EURO2024, considered the greenest ever

🚆Subsidised rail travel and group stage matches clustered meant that more fans travelled by train than ever

But did the teams lead by example?👇

[Travel Smart Campaign (🦋@travelsmart.bsky.social) @_Travel_Smart_]

#EURO2024 brought millions of fans to 🇩🇪

It also brought the topic of sustainability in sports by promoting #Shif2torail to teams & fans

There were some notable successes...

...and some turned a deaf ear

More thoughts from our colleague: https://t.co/SwJqviVTUM

[ecounion @ecounion]

✈️⚽️ Un análisis de @transenv y @_Travel_Smart_ revela que las selecciones de fútbol podrían reducir sus emisiones en casi un 60% si evitaran volar.

¡Alemania y Suiza ya han dado el primer paso! ¿Se sumaran más equipos?

Lee el briefing aquí👉 https://t.co/yRn6aFe17Q

[Travel Smart Campaign (🦋@travelsmart.bsky.social) @_Travel_Smart_]

🇩🇪 & 🇨🇭 teams committed to avoid flying during the #EURO2024 group phase

If all national teams shifted from✈️to🚆they would reduce their emissions by 95%

⚽️Great that @UEFA & @DB_Bahn are promoting train for fans, but teams should also lead by example

👉https://t.co/AVcPnm7fwr

[T&E (🦋 find us @transportenvironment.org) @transenv]

#Euro2024 football teams could cut their travel emissions by nearly 60% if they avoided flying.

@UEFA & @DB_Bahn have taken steps to promote fan train travel but failure of teams to do the same is a missed opportunity.

Our analysis with @_Travel_Smart_👉 https://t.co/1Qm5CO0AZI

[ecounion @ecounion]

¡El #MobilityEcoForum 2024 fue un éxito! 🌍🚉

🌱Durante el taller demostramos que la transición hacia una movilidad + sostenible es posible y rentable, y que implementar una política de viajes sostenible puede convertir a orgs y empresas en verdaderos agentes de cambio positivo.

[Erin Vera @ErinVera1]

@viajaenverde @ecounion @ecodes @transenv @_Travel_Smart_ @global_ecoforum Este viernes contaré qué han hecho algunas multinacionales para🥇liderar la clasificación @_Travel_Smart_

También daré trucos para reducir los #ViajesCorporativos y tener una política de viajes sostenible✈️>🚆

Inscríbete en el #MobilityEcoForum👇
https://t.co/EeCEZKXAY8

[Erin Vera @ErinVera1]

Este viernes contaré qué han hecho algunas multinacionales para 🥇liderar la clasificación @_Travel_Smart_

También daré trucos para reducir los #ViajesCorporativos y tener una política de viajes sostenible✈️>🚆

Inscríbete en el #MobilityEcoForum👇
https://t.co/EeCEZKXAY8

[Travel Smart Campaign (🦋@travelsmart.bsky.social) @_Travel_Smart_]

This Friday we'll join @ecounion & @ecodes at Mobility Eco Forum to share some tips on how to develop a Sustainable #TravelPolicy ✈️>🚆

💡@ErinVera1 will detail how best to reduce emissions from #CorporateFlights

🇪🇸Spanish speakers, registrations open👇 https://t.co/88jLI3T3Fg

[Erin Vera @ErinVera1]

I confess. I used to take quite a few #BusinessFlights

That was before COVID completely transformed the way we understand meetings💻

Now, you have to find very good reasons to justify why you need to take a plane #FlyLess

Read my blog👉 https://t.co/1LbDnVSvmS @transenv

[Travel Smart Campaign (🦋@travelsmart.bsky.social) @_Travel_Smart_]

🗯️More than 10h flight for a 2h meeting? No, thank you

A self-confessed former frequent flyer, @ErinVera1
explains how she realised that #BusinessFlying no longer made sense

She is not alone. Half of global companies cut their flights in two since Covid👉https://t.co/W1JGAVuZHr

[ECODES @ecodes]

🚆Los viajes de negocios representan el 15-20% del transporte aéreo mundial. Muy pocas empresas utilizan el tren para reducir su huella de carbono. Desde @_Travel_Smart_ , con @transenv, demostramos que se puede reducir el impacto climático en un 93%. 👉 https://t.co/gVApD7MKWk

[Travel Smart Campaign (🦋@travelsmart.bsky.social) @_Travel_Smart_]

✈️💼#BusinessTravel makes up 15-20% of global air travel, but too few companies are using rail to reduce their #CarbonFootprint

🚆We found that employees can cut their climate impact by 93% by switching to rail on some popular routes

💡Find out which: https://t.co/65dFhDvG5h

[Travel Smart Campaign (🦋@travelsmart.bsky.social) @_Travel_Smart_]

📢Happening TODAY📢

How can your organisation reduce climate emissions associated with #mobility?

Our corporate travel campaigner @ErinVera1 will be speaking on cutting #BusinessTravel emissions💡

P.s.: for Spanish speakers! 🇪🇸
https://t.co/H6r5DaJrhX
@ecounion @viajaenverde

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

Current policies make it likely that #globalwarming will exceed 1.5°C during the 21st century & make it harder to limit warming below 2°C.

#IPCC's Synthesis Report underscores the urgency of taking more ambitious action. 👉 https://t.co/zAMzd12TGF

[Travel Smart Campaign (🦋@travelsmart.bsky.social) @_Travel_Smart_]

Our study revealed that 77% of employees believe that a company plays an important role in the fight against climate change ✊

and a majority are expecting goals to reduce air travel⤵️
https://t.co/YinKj5AAPL

Read @VCOE_AT interview to our corporate campaigner @ErinVera1 💡

[Erin Vera @ErinVera1]

✈️Reducing #BusinessTravel in the EU by 50% of pre-Covid levels is feasible

This can reduce CO2 emissions by 32.6 million tonnes by 2030... Same as taking 16 million polluting cars off the road!

💻#remotework 🚆#rail

Learn more about @_Travel_Smart_ 👉https://t.co/QZ1UojHNXU

[VCÖ @VCOE_AT]

„Die Geschäftsreisen in der EU auf 50% des Niveaus vor Corona zu reduzieren ist machbar. Damit können die CO2-Emissionen bis 2030 um 32,6 Millionen Tonnen CO2 reduziert werden“ #Videokonferenzen #ZugStattFlug https://t.co/PmfldOnR3D

[Erin Vera @ErinVera1]

Let's be sincere, travelling is a key source #businessevents emissions. Inevitably, how to decarbonise #aviation was a key question @IMEX_Group

💡There is no silver bullet but a combination of measures that we can take now: #FlyLess while we invest in #SAF to be ready at scale

[Erin Vera @ErinVera1]

Getting ready at #IMEX23 to address how to Reimagine the #Travel Landscape✈️ @IMEX_Group

💡At 11:30, I'll be explaining why thinking twice before taking a plane is our presente @_Travel_Smart_ #businesstravel

[Travel Smart Campaign (🦋@travelsmart.bsky.social) @_Travel_Smart_]

🔔Happening today 🔔

To address aviation's climate impacts we must focus on decarbonisation in the short & medium term☝️

How can #FlyingLess for #BusinessTravel contribute to this?

Join the webinar now to find out more⤵️
@ecodes @transenv @ErinVera1
https://t.co/MIiG8df9Nu