Dan Walker filmed a report on climate change from Benidorm (Picture: Shutterstock)
Dan Walker has addressed concerns over the environmental impact of his TV segment.
The former BBC Breakfast presenter, 46, shared on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday that he was in Benidorm, Spain reporting on climate change for Channel 5.
The production prompted one of the broadcaster’s followers to comment: ‘Great report Dan, did you add to global warming by flying there with a crew? #responsibility.’
Sharing a picture of a carbon offset certificate issued to ITN, Dan responded: ‘Actually… we paid to offset all the carbon from our flight so there will be a few trees planted after that. Thanks for asking [heart emoji].’
Another viewer, however, continued to criticise Dan for travelling via plane for the segment, writing: ‘Sorry Dan but that is a poor response “as we have bought and planted some trees to offset our carbon footprint, it OK to fly’”that is making travel elitists. Just what Klaus Schwab and Bill Gates want.’
An X user pointed out the flights to Spain damaged the environment (Picture: Twitter)
‘Hi Steve, Can I ask what you would have us do because I’m pretty sure people would moan whatever we did? Have a good one,’ Dan replied.
It comes after oceans reached their hottest ever recorded temperature, a sign of the accelerating effects of climate change, reaching 20.96 degrees Celsius compared to the average of 16 degrees Celsius.
Studies have also suggested that the Atlantic Ocean current that brings warmth from the tropics to Europe could collapse much sooner than scientists have previously thought – to catastrophic effects.
Dan has also filmed a new travel show with Helen (Picture: Instagram)
Dan, meanwhile, has been recovering after being involved in a bike crash which he later described as an ‘out-of-body experience.’
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He has also filmed a travel series around the Pennines with friend Helen Skelton.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Channel 5 for comment.
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Dan had been reporting on climate change from Benidorm.