Travelling for two months on ships (which aren't exactly great for the environment either) and public transportation is a bit much. Perhaps it's not that bad co

Travelling for two months on ships (which aren't exactly great for the environment either) and public transportation is a bit much. Perhaps it's not that bad considering he might be able to use the time for remote work, but it's absolutely understandable the employer doesn't agree those 3-4 tons of estimated CO2 savings are worth it. Travelling to climate summits and other things that could be done via video calls is ridiculous, as is flying between two neighbouring cities because it's subsidized to a point it's cheaper than using a car. But there will always be cases where flying is just the most reasonable choice. Here it's the choice between 6 months field research + 2 flights or 10 months away from the desk and no flights.