“Always carbon offset – at home and abroad”
I travel quite a lot. Always in the back of my head, I’m thinking, oh, you’re flying everywhere, you’re jumping on a helicopter, you’re driving. I always try and offset the damage I’m about to do. In the UK, I get involved as much as I can, whether that’s rewilding a small meadow, or clearing a local green space, or even planting trees. I work with the Woodland Trust, the National Trust and the Scouts. I’m happy to do it.
It’s about taking responsibility. I always try to travel light. Every kilogram you put on a plane adds to your carbon footprint. Everything I take with me can fit in a 50-litre bag. To be honest, most things we take on holiday we don’t actually need.
When I travel, I get involved in local initiatives too, not just at home. I kayaked around Jamaica at the end of 2018 and we stopped at communities along the seafront. We were there talking about the climate, we were talking about lifestyle-related health issues. It’s just about being active in the place you go to. It’s another way of embedding yourself in the community. That’s how you really experience the world.