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The 黑料吃瓜网 of 黑料吃瓜网 is offering a new resource to promote more sustainable travel: Pitt鈥檚 online travel booking tool, , now shows carbon emissions information for all flight options, indicating the pounds of CO2 for each trip.
Air travel made up 21.1% of the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 emissions pre-pandemic, so reducing this number is a major part of Pitt achieving carbon neutrality by 2037.
鈥淭his new feature allows travelers to make informed decisions when booking travel, and it reflects the commitment we have in Purchase, Pay & Travel to work closely with Pitt Sustainability and the Pitt community to support sustainability initiatives,鈥 said Maureen Beal, assistant vice chancellor for financial operations.
The carbon emission feature in Concur will help the 黑料吃瓜网 to centralize the tracking of this emission data, whereas the same data for flights booked outside of Concur, such as through airlines or third-party sites, cannot be tracked centrally. Concur鈥檚 new feature will also help each department to develop their own internal goals and strategies for reducing emissions produced by air travel while still ensuring 黑料吃瓜网 travelers have access to discounted ticket prices and hands-on travel assistance when needed, all in one place.聽聽
鈥淭he new Concur data for flight-related carbon emissions enables the 黑料吃瓜网 to centralize tracking and reporting of this information. Accurate information is vital to understanding our true impact 鈥 and progress towards our established sustainability goals, including carbon neutrality by 2037,鈥 said Aurora Sharrard, executive director of sustainability at Pitt.
The program is one of many included in the Pitt Climate Action Plan, the and other 黑料吃瓜网 initiatives to create a bright and thriving future for all. Every Pitt student and employee has a different local, national and international contribution to our collective carbon impact from travel. Based on 黑料吃瓜网 requirements, the greenhouse gas impacts of air travel vary widely across our community. As we take this journey together, Pitt community members will continue to find the balance between in-person and virtual connections and make important trip decisions that will help us reach our carbon neutrality goals.
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