Seems like an easy way of reducing CO2 emissions. Looking forward to the results on this - could get a lot of backpackers if they cheapen the tickets as well.
Would this be enough for me to totally ditch checked baggage on the inbound flight? Probably not. So I will pay 40US$ but probably still need more baggage than what I can carry in a backpack.
And for sure I will need baggage to take stuff back home (actually when I go to Japan I carry an empty bag in my checked baggage just to fill it up with stuff that I buy in Japan, but of course YMMV).
So are my 40$ really having some positive impact on the environment, or is this more like virtue signalling but with little actual result?
If you are extremely concerned about sustainable travelling, maybe the Lufthansa alternative is just more practical (for the customer) while it is really difficult to determine if the Japanese idea is actually better for the environment (they also reduce textile waste, but for me it is really difficult to figure out how much of an impact this has).
If you are concerned about environmental impact of your travels, then fewer long-distance flying would have a much much bigger effect than futzing with clothes packed or not.
Not saying you shouldn't travel the world if you can (personal choice). But the CO2 impact is right there as a result of that flying. CO2 compensation? Ehm.. whatever. Mostly greenwashing imho.
Interesting concept though. I'd be up for the logical extreme: travel naked, at destination obtain clothes as needed.
Pamar|2 years ago
Would this be enough for me to totally ditch checked baggage on the inbound flight? Probably not. So I will pay 40US$ but probably still need more baggage than what I can carry in a backpack.
And for sure I will need baggage to take stuff back home (actually when I go to Japan I carry an empty bag in my checked baggage just to fill it up with stuff that I buy in Japan, but of course YMMV).
So are my 40$ really having some positive impact on the environment, or is this more like virtue signalling but with little actual result?
Compare this with Lufthansa, for example, who lets you pay a surcharge to your ticket in order to use eco-friendly fuel (https://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/responsibility/climate-env...).
If you are extremely concerned about sustainable travelling, maybe the Lufthansa alternative is just more practical (for the customer) while it is really difficult to determine if the Japanese idea is actually better for the environment (they also reduce textile waste, but for me it is really difficult to figure out how much of an impact this has).
RetroTechie|2 years ago
Not saying you shouldn't travel the world if you can (personal choice). But the CO2 impact is right there as a result of that flying. CO2 compensation? Ehm.. whatever. Mostly greenwashing imho.
Interesting concept though. I'd be up for the logical extreme: travel naked, at destination obtain clothes as needed.
fomine3|2 years ago