# The Carbon Cost of Your Corporate Travel Policy

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Podcast: [Climate Economics with Fexingo: Carbon Pricing, Green Policy, and Sustainability Costs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-economics-with-fexingo-carbon-pricing-green-policy-and-sustainability-costs-7871781)
Published: 2026-06-08T18:57:01+00:00
Episode link: https://audio.fexingo.com/business/climate-economics/episode-0039.mp3
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## Resource

Lucas and Luna dig into the hidden carbon cost of business travel — specifically, how a single transatlantic flight in economy class generates roughly one metric ton of CO2 per passenger, and how companies are starting to price that into internal travel budgets. They examine Microsoft's internal carbon fee of $15 per metric ton, why that number is probably too low, and how a handful of firms are now experimenting with 'travel carbon budgets' that trade off flight emissions against R&D spending or executive bonuses. The conversation touches on the tension between corporate sustainability pledges and the reality of global operations, the distorting effect of virtual meeting fatigue, and whether a higher internal carbon price would actually change behavior. Specific data points include the ICAO's carbon calculator methodology, the difference between economy and business-class emissions per seat, and the surprising finding that remote work has not reduced overall corporate air travel. #CorporateTravel #CarbonPricing #BusinessTravel #Microsoft #Sustainability #ClimateAction #CarbonFootprint #NetZero #TravelPolicy #ESG #CarbonFee #RemoteWork #AviationEmissions #ClimateEconomics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #GreenPolicy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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