'Obligation' on universities to trial eco-friendly travel

Since the strictest restrictions on overseas travel were lifted following the pandemic, some university staff have traveled across the globe on luxury flights provided by airlines such as Emirates, Qantas, and British Airways. Picture: Michael Dwyer, File

Universities have been called on to start trialing new ways to collaborate internationally in a bid to reduce the sector's emissions from international air travel. 

It comes as the Irish Examiner revealed that seven universities spent close to €850,000 on business class airfares since 2021.