Royal Geographical Society hosts event about ‘green’ travel
The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS) hosted an event about ‘green’ travel in London. Founded in 1830, this society has 16,000 members which makes it the largest and most active scholarly geographical society.
This event was chaired by David Waddell, who is the international business producer and reporter for BBC News, and focused on the pertinent need to rethink travel and tourism in the current climate of spiralling fuel prices. Dr Nikolas Thomopoulos said: “Now is a once in a generation opportunity to encourage school age children to engage with active travel, which can make a major contribution throughout their lives in increasing green journeys and in lowering carbon emissions to meet sustainable development goals.”
Three expert speakers were invited to present their research activities about ‘green’ travel, with Dr Nikolas Thomopoulos of Surrey Business School joining Dr Dilum Dissanayake of the University of Birmingham and Dr Debbie Hopkins of the University of Oxford. Nikolas presented outputs of his international research projects about New Mobility Services and Active Travel consultancy work for Surrey County Council.
The expert speakers concluded that we all ought to travel more responsibly to meet low carbon goals. Yet, any policies need to also take into account economic and societal differences between the Global North and the Global South to ensure equitable outcomes. This RGS event offered valuable insights to more than 150 attendees and contributed in showcasing the impact of SBS research.
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