GreenShift

How can a global hotel brand cut emissions when it doesn’t actually own most of its properties? In this episode of GreenShift, host Darren Graham sits down with Jean Garris Hand, Global Head of Sustainability at Hilton, to explore how one of the world’s largest hospitality companies is tackling decarbonization across 9,000 hotels in 139 countries. Hand explains how Hilton’s “asset-light” model—whe...

What if the key to fighting climate change was right under our feet? In this episode of GreenShift, host Darin Graham visits a fourth-generation farmer in the English Fens who’s turning healthy soil into a climate solution. Working with Danish startup Agreena, Thomas Gent has adopted regenerative agriculture practices that store carbon underground — and turn those efforts into tradable soil carbon...

Artificial intelligence is transforming travel — from flight optimization to customer personalization — but what about its climate footprint? In this episode of GreenShift, host Darin Graham speaks with Emma Cox, Chief Commercial Officer at Climeco, about the growing carbon cost of AI and what it means for travel companies racing to adopt it. Cox explains how training and running AI models consume...

In 2021, hundreds of travel companies signed the Glasgow Declaration, pledging to halve tourism emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. But just five years later, reality looks far from those ambitions. In this episode of GreenShift, host Darin Graham sits down with Bruce Poon Tip, Founder and CEO of G Adventures, for a frank conversation about why the industry is falling short on climate go...

Tourism is the lifeblood of The Bahamas — but with 11 million annual visitors and a population of just 400,000, growth comes with high stakes for the environment. In this episode of GreenShift, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Chester Cooper joins host Darin Graham to discuss how the Bahamas is managing record tourism while protecting its coral reefs, mangroves, and pristine beaches....

In Part Two of GreenShift’s rail special, we continue our journey with Francois Le Doze, Chief Commercial Officer at Eurostar, to uncover what’s stopping rail from reaching its full potential. Despite strong demand and growing awareness of rail’s climate benefits, Europe’s train network remains fragmented and capacity-constrained. We explore why booking cross-border rail still feels complicated, w...

Rail travel is experiencing a renaissance, with passenger numbers at Eurostar nearing 20 million last year and demand rising among leisure and U.S. travelers. In this first part of a two-part GreenShift mini-series, we board a train from London to Brussels with Francois Le Doze, Chief Commercial Officer at Eurostar, to explore rail’s role in decarbonizing travel. We compare the emissions of trains...

In this debut episode of season two of GreenShift, the Climate Podcast, host Darin Graham explores a major milestone in sustainable travel: the launch of Travalyst’s new data hub. Founded by Prince Harry, Travalyst is a nonprofit coalition of leading travel and tech companies, including Booking.com, Expedia, Skyscanner, and Google. COO Julie Cheatham joins the conversation to explain how the hub c...

GreenShift is a podcast from Skift that focuses on climate change and travel. Each week, Climate Reporter Darin Graham will report on innovations and challenges across the travel industry and speak to industry leaders and thinkers. Today, Graham is joined by Stefan Gössling, a tourism and climate change researcher for over 25 years, and current professor of Tourism Research at Linnaeus University....

GreenShift is a podcast from Skift that focuses on climate change and travel. Each week, Climate Reporter Darin Graham will report on innovations and challenges across the travel industry and speak to industry leaders and thinkers. Today, we look at extreme heat in Europe and elsewhere. I covered this in a feature-length story in early June that you can read here ('It's Like Being in an Oven:' How...

GreenShift is a podcast from Skift that focuses on climate change and travel. Each week, Climate Reporter Darin Graham will report on innovations and challenges across the travel industry and speak to industry leaders and thinkers. Today, when travelers search for flights on most major platforms, Google, Skyscanner, and others, they'll see carbon emission estimates displayed alongside ticket price...

GreenShift is a podcast from Skift that focuses on climate change and travel. Each week, Climate Reporter Darin Graham will report on innovations and challenges across the travel industry and speak to industry leaders and thinkers. Haukur Einarsson, founder of Glacier Adventure in Iceland, knows the reality of glacier melt all too well. Over the years, he’s built a base camp, hotel, restaurant, gu...

GreenShift is a podcast from Skift that focuses on climate change and travel. Each week, Climate Reporter Darin Graham will report on innovations and challenges across the travel industry and speak to industry leaders and thinkers. Marcus Räder, CEO and co-founder of travel tech firm Hostaway, joins the podcast this week. Räder pointed to the Covid-19 pandemic as an early preview of what the futur...

GreenShift is a new podcast from Skift that focuses on climate change and travel. Each week, Climate Reporter Darin Graham will report on innovations and challenges across the travel industry and speak to industry leaders and thinkers. This week, Amelia DeLuca, Delta’s Chief Sustainability Officer speaks with Graham to explain why sustainability is still a top priority, even as the company grows a...

GreenShift is a new podcast from Skift that focuses on climate change and travel. Each week, Climate Reporter Darin Graham will report on innovations and challenges across the travel industry and speak to industry leaders and thinkers. This week Graham visits England’s first net zero hotel to speak with its management about what really goes into a project like this. You can read a story about net...

GreenShift is a new podcast from Skift that focuses on climate change and travel. Each week, Climate Reporter Darin Graham will report on innovations and challenges across the travel industry and speak to industry leaders and thinkers. You can follow all of Skift’s coverage of travel and climate at our Climate Hub. Connect with SkiftLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skift/WhatsApp: https:...