Green journeys: rethinking travel and carbon

How can we travel responsibly in a warming world?

Experts explore low-carbon transport options, sustainable tourism, and the role of geography in designing journeys that reduce environmental impact.

Meet our speakers

Dr Dilum Dissanayake is Associate Professor in Human Geography and Transportation Planning at the University of Birmingham, with expertise in travel behaviour, mobility systems and sustainable transport planning. Her work focuses on how behavioural change, innovation and policy can reduce the environmental impacts of everyday and leisure travel.

Dr Nikolas Thomopoulos is Associate Professor in Transport and Sustainable Mobility at the University of Surrey, specialising in travel behaviour, transport innovation and low-carbon mobility systems. His research explores how new transport services and policy interventions can encourage more sustainable and equitable travel choices.

Dr Debbie Hopkins is Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Oxford, specialising in mobility, aviation and sustainability transitions. Her work focuses on behaviour change, examining how social expectations, routines and cultural meanings shape travel choices and emissions.

Chaired by David Waddell, international business producer and reporter for BBC News.

Please note: The views of our speakers do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Royal Geographical Society.

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