{"id":1942,"date":"2025-11-30T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terran.eco\/?page_id=1811"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T10:08:00","slug":"why-terran","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/terran.ch\/staging\/en\/why-terran\/","title":{"rendered":"Why terran?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=»intro__text»]A new word to describe sustainable and trendsetting travel. Because no other decision on consumption is easier and faster to protect the climate![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=»yes»][vc_column width=»1\/3″ el_class=»boxEffectwhite»][vc_custom_heading text=»Word power» css=»»][vc_column_text css=»»]With the new word «terran», you can finally talk about traveling without airplanes and a grounded lifestyle without negation or long paraphrases… unlike this sentence! Being terran allows for freedom, adventure and encounters… and protects the climate.
\r\n \r\n [more]<\/span>\r\n <\/button>\r\n \r\n No more jet lag and fewer stripes in the sky. Instead, work or relax on the train and slow down. Terran supports education and inspires conscious decisions. Join us and become a role model for a positive and sustainable change in behaviour. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=»2\/3″ el_class=»boxEffectwhite»][vc_custom_heading text=»Assess your impact» css=»»][vc_column_text]To limit global warming to 1.5\u00b0C, the annual footprint per person may not exceed 1,100 kg CO2eq at a global average. With our lifestyle, we are far above that. Every saving counts! Click on the circles…[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=»»]
<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=»»]For your personal footprint, check out the CO2<\/sub> calculator at the bottom of the page. Sources can be found in our FAQ<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=»yes» rtl_reverse=»yes»][vc_column width=»2\/3″ el_class=»boxEffectwhite»][vc_custom_heading text=»Through Europe and around the world»][vc_column_text css=»»]The airplane is the mode of transport with the highest climate impact. And because it is often used to travel many more kilometers, the effect is amplified. There are already great alternatives within Europe and beyond…[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=»»]
<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=»»]Figures in kg CO2eq per person-kilometre. Sources can be found in our FAQ<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=»1\/3″ el_class=»boxEffectwhite»][vc_custom_heading text=»What does terran stand for?»][vc_column_text css=»»]Moving terran, i.e. flying less or not flying at all, is the most effective way to improve our individual carbon footprint. This is because compared to terran modes of transportation, such as trains and buses, the climate impact of airplanes is very high.
\r\n \r\n [more]<\/span>\r\n <\/button>\r\n \r\n With the emissions of a trip on a plane from Frankfurt to Bali and back, you could also travel around 190,000 km by train through Europe.* This means to visit all European countries several times! In addition to the pure CO2<\/sub> emissions, flying produces further warming effects such as condensation trails, soot particles, water vapor and ozone, which damage the climate in the long term. Flying contributes significantly to the heating of our planet. And forecasts predict significant growth in global air traffic which is likely to resume after the Covid-19 pandemic. To meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, a footprint of max. 1,100 kg CO2<\/sub>eq per person per year should be aimed for. Traveling terran helps you do your part!<\/p>\n

* Assumption: 7,180 kgC02eq of air travel emissions divided by 0.032 kgCO2eq\/pkm of a train. Sources can be found in our FAQs <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=»yes»][vc_column width=»1\/3″ el_class=»boxEffectwhite»][vc_custom_heading text=»Why does terran make sense?»][vc_column_text css=»»]Most people on this planet travel terran, as only a small portion of the world’s population has ever boarded an airplane. Air passengers are largely from the global North. However, everyone has to bear the negative consequences of aviation.

\r\n \r\n [more]<\/span>\r\n <\/button>\r\n \r\n Air traffic is growing. In Germany alone, the number of air passengers has tripled since 1990. In Switzerland, another 25% of today’s air travellers will probably be added by 2030. * Not to mention the global market. Climate warming in particular is already hitting people from the global South the hardest. Flying is therefore part of global injustice. Those who travel terran make a conscious decision not to fuel this inequality.<\/p>\n

* Sources are in our FAQ<\/a>. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=»2\/3″ el_class=»boxEffectwhite»][vc_custom_heading text=»Destination in sight» css=»»][vc_column_text]Just one intercontinental flight emits twice as much as a person in Nepal emits in an entire year. Air travel is beyond the personal annual budget for the 1.5\u00b0C goal. Fortunately, you can also reach distant places terran…[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=»»]

<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=»»]Figures in kg CO2eq. Sources in our FAQ<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=»buttonBanner»][vc_column width=»1\/3″][vc_column_text]FIND OUT YOUR PERSONAL FOOTPRINT AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN SAVE![\/vc_column_text]
CO2 CALCULATOR<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=»1\/3″][vc_column_text]THE BIGGER THE TERRAN MOVEMENT, THE BETTER FOR THE CLIMATE. JOIN US![\/vc_column_text]
Go terran<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=»1\/3″][vc_column_text]FIND MORE FACTS AND ARGUMENTS FROM OUR CAMPAIGN PARTNER.[\/vc_column_text]
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