Part 1 - Option 1 - Question 2 · Inglés PAU Cantabria Ordinaria 2023

a) What does the text tell us about how Dan Castrigano travels?

Solución: Dan Castrigano has changed his travel habits by not traveling by plane since 2019. He now travels using more environmentally friendly modes of transportation, such as bicycle, electric car, and train.

b) Who believes that flying less or not at all is important and why?

Solución: Who: Anti-flight activists and scientists. Why: Because air travel contributes to human-induced global warming / Because by reducing or eliminating air travel, individuals can help slow down the effects of global warming and contribute to a more sustainable future / carbon footprint.

c) What are the objectives of the nonprofit «We stay on the Ground» and how are they trying to achieve them?

Solución: Objectives: - Reduce environmental impact of air travel - Raise awareness about the climate crisis How are they trying to achieve them? - To achieve their goals, the organization has gathered 15,000 signatories for a pledge, which encourages people to travel without flying for at least one year and hopes to reach 100,000 signatories in the next few years / By encouraging people to sign the pledge to travel without flying for at least one year and to use alternative modes of transportation such as trains, electric cars, and bicycles, which are more energy-efficient than flying.