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

A study published in Nature Communications indicates that greenhouse gas emissions from tourism are growing more than two times faster than those from the rest of the global economy."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.

With the holiday season fast approaching, researchers are calling on more people to follow his example. Associate Professor Ya-Yen Sun from the University of Queensland says the rapid expansion in travel demand has meant carbon emissions from tourism activities now account for nine per cent of the world's total.

"So aviation is the elephant in the room. This particular sector is very hard to decarbonise. But at the same time our demand for aviation travel is very strong."According to the study, the United States, China, and India are responsible for 60 per cent of the total increase in tourism emissions.Australia also ranked in the top 20 countries that together contributed three quarters of the total tourism carbon footprint in 2019.

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