Communications Toolkit for the UC Berkeley Business Air Travel Carbon Mitigation Program

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UC Berkeley Business Air Travel Carbon Mitigation Program 

The Office of Sustainability worked in partnership with the travel office, IT and campus financial groups - and in consultation with campus leadership - to launch the UC Berkeley Business Air Travel Carbon Mitigation Program! This new program mitigates the high environmental impacts of UC Berkeley’s business air travel by funding campus projects that reduce our carbon footprint. 

Starting this year, a small fee is assessed to business air travel trips that are funded by UC dollars ($10 for domestic trips, $25 for offshore/international trips). The carbon mitigation fee is assessed to trips booked with unrestricted funds when the travel report is submitted. 22 units have opted into the program to cover the fee for air trips booked with restricted funds via a once a year true up. Fees collected will be invested on-campus for innovative and necessary projects. Some of these projects will also save the campus money, particularly those that reduce energy use or the need to travel. 

The Business Air Travel Carbon Mitigation Program is designed so UC Berkeley business travelers can continue to book flights with no changes to the booking and reimbursement process. Learn more about the Business Air Travel Carbon Mitigation Program at the Office of Sustainability’s website. Contact sustainability@berkeley.edu for any additional questions.