The Coming of Carbon Passports By James Reed
Coming right up fast, across the world, unless there is mass public pushback, are carbon passports for international travellers, and perhaps after that, carbon passports to even travel between states. Various climate change alarmist advocates have championed the idea that "personal carbon allowances" in the form of carbon passports would vastly reduce the number of international flights that people could make, thus reducing their carbon footprint from air travel.
While the privacy and social control aspects of such proposals have been given a lively internet discuss, the first issue of concern here is that such measures will severely impact upon the world tourism industry. Tourism now is heavily committed to people being able to make use of air plane travel; while sea is possible with luxury cruises, most people simply want to visit a country like say Australia, see the sights, then go home back to work. There is no time for long transport ventures. Thus, along with the winding down of agriculture, the closing of farms, as seen with the Netherlands, the carbon passport will virtually guarantee the end of tourism, creating even more unemployment. But, that is the plan.
“International travelers may need carbon passports to achieve their travel goals in a dystopian future ruled by climate tyrants.
According to a recently published report by travel company Intrepid Travel, in collaboration with trend forecaster The Future Laboratory, the implementation of "personal carbon allowances" in the form of carbon passports would restrict the number of annual trips people can have. It aligns with the global carbon budget set at 750 billion tons until 2050.
The report said climate change-related extreme weather could make favorite vacation spots less enjoyable or even impossible to live in. As temperatures rise, people might stop going to warm places like Greece and Mallorca and instead choose cooler places like Belgium, Slovenia and Poland.
Cold destinations like Lapland, on the other hand, might have trouble keeping their snow, which could mean the end of trips to meet Santa Claus.
Intrepid Travel has also introduced a new travel approach called "people-positive travel," a kind of travel that the company said would benefit both the people and the planet. This connects tourists with local communities and offers eco-friendly lodging for the community to benefit tourists. Moreover, there will be tools to help travelers go green by choosing high-speed trains rather than planes. A group of innovators called "travel transformers" is set to lead this change in the climate crisis.
Darrell Wade, the co-founder and chairman of Intrepid Travel, emphasized the urgency of this transformation. "The climate crisis is not a competitive advantage. Tourism must evolve and become regenerative as the current model is unsustainable. The future needs to be different from business as usual," said Wade.
Carbon passports threaten people's PRIVACY
But no matter how promising, the introduction of carbon passports still raises series privacy concerns. The implementation of mandatory personal carbon allowances could lead to extensive surveillance of one's travel, heating expenses, and even the food they consume to curb global carbon emissions.
"Could these measures act as precursors to overreaching surveillance, tracking individuals' carbon footprints?" Cristina Maas asked in her article for Reclaim the Net.
The concept of personal carbon allowances is presented as a solution to climate change, but it is Orwellian in nature.
The authors behind the proposal think that because the majority followed Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) rules, it might be easier to get people to follow similar rules for their carbon allowances without much resistance.
They also say that technology can help track what people eat. If you eat things that are bad for the environment, such as red meat, you could lose your carbon credits. This might encourage people to eat what international groups say is better for the planet, such as bugs and worms.
However, privacy experts really think it could limit personal freedom and let experts make all the rules. It's like a kind of soft control over people in the name of protecting the climate. Wesley Smith, a writer for the Epoch Times, wrote that it is important to use democratic methods and have open discussions about these ideas.
"But if we lack the courage, if we acquiesce – again – to significant liberty constraints in the name of protecting health, the soft totalitarianism we will have facilitated will not be their fault. It will be ours," Smith wrote.”
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