Up, up, and away: carbon emissions in the tourism industry on the rise

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With the holiday season fast approaching, many people will be preparing to pack up and head out on holidays. But researchers are calling on people to consider the sustainability of their trips with carbon emissions from the tourism industry on the increase.

["I was a fairly frequent flyer and I saw what was being done and not being done about the climate change that I was seeing all around. And I actually was on a trip from Melbourne to Perth to see the wildflowers, which is so beautiful. And I realised that a lot of that was going to be destroyed as Western Australia dried out and it just broke my heart."As someone who is actively trying to live sustainably, Mr Mungall says giving up flying seemed the next logical step.

In other words, if you need to do three shorter international trips, make it one longer trip so that you can cut back the use of transport."Currently living in Melbourne, the 57-year-old was born in Scotland.He says he's committed to keeping his feet firmly on the ground - even if it means never seeing his family again."It's quite heartbreaking to think that if this response that I've taken, this position that I've taken means that I don't see my family again.

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