This episode’s a little different. We’re rewinding to Rethinking Carbon — an online learning event I hosted last year where 120+ purpose-led travel professionals came together to think BIG, ask new questions, and reframe both the problem and the solution.
I was joined by Thomas Newmark — co-owner of Costa Rica’s Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, co-founder of The Carbon Underground and the Soil Carbon Initiative, and former chairman of Greenpeace Fund USA.
In our conversation, Thomas flips the way we see carbon, climate change, and the exciting role tourism has to play in all of it. In this episode hear me ask questions like:
- And for those working in travel who feel embarrassed or ashamed about the carbon footprint of tourism — what would you say to them?
- If tomorrow everyone drove electric cars, all energy came from wind, and electric planes were the norm… why would that still not solve this?
- What’s one of the most powerful climate solutions — and how is it connected to tourism?
“Thomas is someone who completely changed how I see carbon. From a rainforest lodge in Costa Rica to the frontlines of global climate action, he’s proving that tourism can be part of the solution, not just the problem. I hope you leave this episode as inspired as I am every time I speak with Tom.” — Rebecca Woolford
You can find out more about this unique lodge in Costa Rica with a Behind the Green interview here.