Climate Hub

Welcome to Skift’s Climate Hub, where solutions-based journalism cuts through industry spin to spotlight real progress in travel sustainability. In partnership with Intrepid Travel, Skift’s editorial team will evaluate environmental claims, highlight meaningful advancements, and hold the travel sector accountable. This independent initiative brings rigorous reporting to the forefront and pushes the industry to meet the moment in the face of growing scrutiny from travelers and stakeholders alike.

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Airlines

Europe May Finally Charge International Flights for Emissions — U.S. and China Get a Pass

Associations are unhappy with Europe’s plans to make the aviation industry pay more for its international emissions — for different reasons. One side argues proposals don’t go far enough, and the other says they shouldn’t exist at all.

Tasmin Lockwood | 4 days ago

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As Europe Swelters, Event Organizers Face a New Reality: Heat Emergency Planning

4 weeks ago

Tourism

Heat Wave Hits Some of Europe’s Top Tourist Attractions

4 weeks ago

Tourism

London Climate Event on Extreme Heat Canceled Due to Extreme Heat

4 weeks ago

Hotels

Radisson's Net-Zero Experiment: How it Kept Costs Even

1 month ago

Tourism

The World Cup Promised to Go Green. This One Could Be the Most Carbon-Heavy Ever

1 month ago

Airlines

Aviation’s 2050 Net-Zero Target Could Slip: ‘The More Likely Outcome’

Willie Walsh has acknowledged that the industry's flagship climate target may need to move, but a revised timeline will only mean something if it comes with binding commitments, not another round of aspirational pledges.

Darin Graham | 1 month ago

Airlines

Green Aviation Startups Face a Funding Crisis

The electric and hybrid plane dream is alive, but the funding model that gets it there still needs to be figured out.

Darin Graham | 2 months ago

Tourism

Record Seaweed Levels Are Hitting Caribbean Beaches — Hotels Are Cutting Prices

Sargassum has gone from a nuisance to a structural threat for Caribbean tourism, and 2026 is shaping up to be the worst year on record.

Darin Graham | 2 months ago

Cruises

Royal Caribbean’s Giant Beach Resort Blocked by Mexico after Environmental Backlash

At what point in the investment cycle does environmental risk now need to be priced in? The answer, increasingly, is before the land is bought.

Darin Graham | 2 months ago

Cruises

The Alaska Experiment That Could Reshape How Cruise Lines Navigate Wildlife

Alaska’s reputation as a bucket list cruise destination rests largely on its wildlife encounters, especially whale sightings. MSC Cruises is treating its first season in the region as a research opportunity, exploring how marine science can guide operations in high-density wildlife corridors.

MSC Cruises + Skift | 2 months ago

How a Small Hotel Group Is Financing Solar When Federal Tax Credits Are Gone

The rollback of U.S. clean energy tax credits has not stopped every hotel from investing in renewables.

Darin Graham | 2 months ago

Tourism

Extreme Day Trips: Climate Costs and a Debate the Travel Industry Can’t Avoid

The extreme daytripping debate has raised fresh concerns about the climate impacts of an industry that largely says it is committed to responsible tourism and reducing emissions.

Darin Graham | 2 months ago

Cruises

How a Cruise Line Cut Emissions by 90% on a 12-Day Voyage

Havila Voyages has shown that low-emission cruising through Norway's fjords is technically possible. The harder question is whether the infrastructure to support it can keep pace.

Darin Graham | 3 months ago

Tourism

Extreme Heat Is Changing When and Where People Travel: Booking Holdings

Traveler behavior is shifting, but the data suggests it's redistribution, not retreat, with heat and crowds pushing demand into shoulder seasons.

Darin Graham | 3 months ago

Hotels

The Net-Zero Club: The Green Hotels Rejecting Fossil Fuels

Hotels that cut fossil fuels can lower operating costs and risk and even improve guest comfort, but the industry still treats decarbonization as optional, too expensive, confusing, and hard to compare or find.

Darin Graham | 3 months ago

Darin Graham

Climate Reporter

Darin Graham is an award-wining climate journalist covering the travel industry for Skift. He reports on how airlines, hotels, and tourism businesses are responding to the climate change - from the innovations and technologies respawning the industry to greenwashing allegations and business risk.