This is Climate One, changing the conversation about energy, economy, and the environment.

We've all heard that hopping on a plane is one of the worst things we can do for the climate.

So how can we justify the environmental costs of world travel?

Seeing the effects of global warming for yourself could be one argument for getting on that flight.

For James Sano of the World Wildlife Fund,

things got real on a trip to Antarctica. I was expecting lots of crevasses and big chunks of ice,

but then I suddenly found myself with my skis on a beach. Jennifer Palmer of Women for Wildlife

believes that helping to open doors for those hit hardest by climate change

is worth the carbon.

There's a piece of me that sits on a plane and says,

I'm contributing to this.

When you think about it in the grand context of the people that I'm helping

have the experiences, they're becoming ambassadors for these places.

They're coming back and they're telling stories

and they're creating change.

Mindful travel. Up next on Climate 1.

Americans have always had a sense of adventure,

but does exploring the world have to mean destroying the planet?

This is Climate 1, hosted by Greg Dalton.

Whether we're scaling Mount Everest or diving with sea turtles in the Galabagos Islands,

it's important to tread lightly and respectfully on every corner of our planet,

and ideally use the experience to make the world a better place.

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