Climate Change Guilts

 It seems every man and his dog are leaving NZ right now, heading for overseas holidays in the wake of Covid restrictions.  New Zealand is a nation of air travelers mainly because of our distance from so many other nations.  

So how does everyone reconcile their travels with climate change imperatives?  The guilt I feel is obviously not enough to stop me flying off in search of family and warmer climes because here I go again.  But I do feel guilty.  A friend told me recently we really need to stop doing this because there will be no quality future for our grandchildren and I see her point.  

It is difficult in this age when many of our family live overseas but even if I had no family overseas I would be still sorely tempted to travel to warmth mid-winter.  At least I am not producing methane (well maybe minimally) and nitrous oxide during the flight, and carbon dioxide production can be mitigated by the plants I grow.  

I'm putting my head in the sand.  What do you all think?