{"id":11981,"date":"2024-12-11T18:48:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T18:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=11981"},"modified":"2024-12-11T19:00:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T19:00:51","slug":"tourism-leads-global-carbon-emission-growth-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/tourism-leads-global-carbon-emission-growth-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Leads Global Carbon Emission Growth, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A University of Queensland-led research highlights that tourism&#8217;s carbon footprint is growing over twice as fast as the global economy&#8217;s emissions, urging immediate steps to meet Paris Agreement targets.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent study led by the University of Queensland (UQ) divulges a concerning trend: the carbon emissions from tourism are increasing at more than double the rate of the global economy. This rapid growth, driven primarily by heightened travel demand, has propelled tourism-related emissions to account for 9% of the world&#8217;s total emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Without urgent interventions in the global tourism industry, we anticipate annual increases in emissions of 3 to 4% meaning they will double every 20 years,&#8221; Ya-Yen Sun, an associate professor at UQ\u2019s Business School, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uq.edu.au\/news\/article\/2024\/11\/tourism-leads-pack-growing-carbon-emissions\" title=\"\">news release<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This alarming trajectory starkly contrasts the requirements of the Paris Agreement, which mandates the tourism sector to reduce emissions by over 10% per year to mitigate climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaborative study, which includes researchers from Griffith University, the University of Sydney and Sweden&#8217;s Linnaeus University, meticulously tracked both international and domestic travel across 175 countries. It revealed that tourism\u2019s global carbon footprint surged from 3.7 gigatonnes (Gt) in 2009 to 5.2 Gt in 2019. Notably, aviation, utilities and private vehicle use were identified as the primary contributors to these emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States, China and India emerged as the top three countries responsible for 60% of the total increase in tourism emissions during the study period, with Australia also ranking in the top 20 nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The biggest carbon challenge in tourism is air travel,&#8221; added Sun. &#8220;Reducing long-haul flights is one of the recommendations we\u2019ve put forward to help the industry lower its emissions, along with targeted measures such as carbon dioxide taxes, carbon budgets and alternative fuel obligations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study&#8217;s findings underscore the need for significant changes within the tourism sector to curb its environmental impact. Options include reducing the marketing of long-haul travel, setting national growth thresholds and encouraging the use of renewable electricity and electric vehicles within local tourism operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn Australia, if businesses select an electricity plan based on renewables rather than coal, they\u2019ll be reducing their emissions,\u201d Sun added, signaling a pathway for individual operators to contribute to broader climate goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These critical insights were presented at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan, highlighting the global significance of the challenge and the urgent need for actionable solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-024-54582-7\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the journal Nature Communications, emphasizes the necessity for immediate and comprehensive action to ensure the tourism industry aligns with global climate commitments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study led by the University of Queensland (UQ) divulges a concerning trend: the carbon emissions from tourism are increasing at more than double the rate of the global economy. 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