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''A lot of international travel is wasteful''

Now, while a lot of us are eagerly looking forward to the resumption of international travel on J...

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16.17 31 May 2021


''A lot of international travel is wasteful''


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16.17 31 May 2021


Now, while a lot of us are eagerly looking forward to the resumption of international travel on July the 19th, not everyone thinks going back to normal is the best idea.

Perhaps now that our jet setting habits have been curtailed, we should bring in policies to cap air mileage and reduce emissions?

John Gibbons Environmental Journalist and Pat Byrne, CEO of City Jet, joined Kieran on the Hard Shoulder to discuss the idea.

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