How those researching adaptation to climate change might reduce their own carbon footprints

Scientists who work with communities most affected by climate change might find it hard to adjust their air-travel habits, but they can still make meaningful changes, says David Samuel Williams.

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It is a bitter irony that those trying to come up with solutions to climate-change adaptation are themselves contributing to the problem through a rapid accumulation of air miles.

Which things should be considered, also by scientists, before flying?