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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If my employee pushed back on travel for “environmental reasons,” I’d be annoyed. I’d bet they still take vacations to places they want to go. The environmental thing sounds like you just don’t want to do your job.[/quote]

OP here. I have a solid reputation in my organization. My technical skillset extends beyond the skillset of most other staff members, and so I'm critical for many of our climate analysis projects. Without me, there is no other person currently on the staff to do the work, and my track record is one of very high productivity. So I'm not worried about the point you make above. I am worried, however, that most people in the organization view these trips to conferences as free vacations. So my view is completely out-of-sync with almost everybody else's view. And no, I'm not taking lots of vacations to far-off locations. I carefully monitor my CO2 footprint.[/quote]

But you haven’t provided a good reason why you shouldn’t go. Environmental concerns is not a reason. You are not in control of your company’s emissions[/quote]

What do you mean "environmental concerns is not a reason"? It is indeed a reason. Just because this type of thinking isn't broadly shared doesn't make it invalid.[/quote]

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