TOURISM STRATEGIES TO CURB CARBON REDUCTION

Abstract

Following the IPCC's declaration that climate change is now taking place unequivocally; the Davos Declaration has prioritized the need for the tourism sector to respond to the threat of climate change. In response to dangerous climate change, emissions need to be reduced through Tourism's carbon management strategy. The impacts of climate change include tourism industry in growth planning and carbon management practices. The aim of this paper is to determine what tourism stakeholders consider to be the most urgent research needs for tourism development in relation to climate change and carbon management. The overall objective of the Tourism sector's carbon management strategy is to mitigate climate change and grow low-carbon tourism. All stakeholders in the tourism industry, i.e. transportation providers, accommodation establishments, tour operators, tourists and destinations, have enormous potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but only very few have been involved in reducing emissions so far.