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15 February 2020 • 11:00am Florence Derrick dances into the early hours on the new Jazz Express sleeper train to Berlin Deep in the Dutch countryside, the vintage train trundles past windmill-dotted hay fields and canals stacked with state-of-the-art houseboats. Cyclists stop to watch as the burgundy carriages roll between level…

Delta Air Lines announced an ambitious plan Friday to invest at least $1 billion over the next decade to become carbon neutral, a move that comes as the air-travel industry faces pressure from the public and investors to become more environmentally friendly.Chief Executive Ed Bastian said in a news release…

RD.COM Advice Travel Aureliy/Getty Images The answer may surprise you. After taking out your neck pillow and getting comfortable in your seat (while knowing the proper etiquette around reclining your airplane seat, of course), it’s time to relax. You’ve already heard the stories of why you shouldn’t eat airplane food…

Daniel Grizelj/Getty Images The concept of degrowth dates back to the 1970s, when a group of French intellectuals led by the philosopher Andre Gorz proposed a simple idea: In response to mounting environmental and social problems, they suggested that the only real solution was to produce and consume less — to…

Sweden's rail passenger traffic jumps by 11 per cent - with some help from 'flight shaming'Spike caused by a 'push from the environmental aspects' rail chiefs said 'Flight shaming' movement calls for travellers to significantly reduce air travel Swedish and German governments pledging billions of rail network investment By Paul Hirons For Mailonline…

A Mercedes 6X6 outside Harrods luxury store in London. Getty Images As London Fashion Week approaches this weekend, luxury brands talk about sustainability as if it were going out of fashion. But do their buyers really care? Consumers of some of the most expensive luxury brands are also connoisseurs of…

Greedy businessman Getty Both Apple and Amazon have earned record profits in the fourth quarter of 2019. Propelled by sales of the iPhone 11, Apple reported an all-time record in revenues and profits. Revenues topped at $91.8 billion and profits at $22.3 billion. And propelled by Christmas sales, amazon revenues…

International flights to and from China have been badly affected by the virus outbreak. (AP pic)SINGAPORE: Add carbon markets to the list of things being disrupted by China’s deadly coronavirus. A United Nations-backed programme designed to rein in emissions from international air travel is at risk of being distorted as…

Add carbon markets to the list of things being disrupted by China’s deadly coronavirus. A United Nations-backed program designed to rein in emissions from international air travel is at risk of being distorted as governments from the U.S. to Russia impose …

Watch out U.S. airlines, the flight shaming movement is likely on its way to America.  That's what the head of New York-based airline JetBlue told investors during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call—the latest sign the aviation industry sees climate change as a growing threat to its business. "This issue presents…