Carbon Passports To Become ‘The New Normal,’ Report Predicts, as Climate Activists Back Imposing Personal Travel Limits | The New York Sun

Limiting tourism and travel — major economic drivers — would “inadvertently kneecap our economy,” the chief executive of the American Conservation Coalition, Danielle Butcher Franz, tells the Sun.

“The key to reducing emissions isn’t top-down regulation and restrictions on personal freedom,” she says. “We will solve climate change through innovation, not regulation,” adding that recent developments in high-speed rails and carbon offset programs are better solutions than limiting the ability to travel.

Addressing the environment and climate change should not “come at the expense of quality of life” or only in “the context of ‘giving up’ something,” she says, adding that the focus should instead be on innovative solutions. “Imposing strict limitations on mobility not only falls short as a serious climate solution, but also encroaches on individual freedoms.”