Climate change is a serious threat to the ecosystems that humans rely upon, and air travel is the fastest-growing contributor to the problem. Rough Guides regard travel, overall, as a global benefit, but we all have a responsibility to limit our personal impact on global warming, and that includes taking the following two steps:

1) Give thought to how often you fly. Take fewer trips – stay for longer!
2) Consider making any flights you do take "climate neutral"...

Make your flight climate neutral
Rough Guides, together with Lonely Planet and other concerned partners in the travel industry, are supporting a carbon offset scheme run by ClimateCare. It works like this: • First, enter your flight details into our carbon calculator (below), and hit the green button. • ClimateCare will work out how much money you need to contribute to offset the damage caused by the flight. If you like, you can offset other sources of greenhouse gas while you're there. • Your money will be spent on sustainable development projects that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. It could be efficient lighting in Kazakhstan, green energy in India or indigenous forest restoration in Uganda.
Find out more about climate change
The Rough Guide to Climate Change is a balanced and comprehensive guide to global warming, covering the science, the symptoms and the solutions. "A stunningly good and much-needed book". James Lovelock