BellingenNSW<p>Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions</p><p>"The most net emissions were reported in aviation, utilities and private vehicle use for travel. Australia ranked in the top 20 countries that together contributed three quarters of the total tourism carbon footprint in 2019."&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2024/11/tourism-leads-pack-growing-carbon-emissions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uq.edu.au/news/article/2024/11</span><span class="invisible">/tourism-leads-pack-growing-carbon-emissions</span></a></p><p>Drivers of global tourism carbon emissions<br>"National tourism decarbonisation strategies will require demand volume thresholds to be defined to align global tourism with the Paris Agreement." &gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-54582-7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-024</span><span class="invisible">-54582-7</span></a></p><p>"The study found air travel and private vehicle use were the two biggest contributors to tourism's carbon footprint. Australians, meanwhile, are travelling overseas in record numbers..." &gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/tourism-air-travel-carbon-emissions-surge-environment/104701158" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/tou</span><span class="invisible">rism-air-travel-carbon-emissions-surge-environment/104701158</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ParisAgreement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParisAgreement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PrivateVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LongHaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongHaul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarbonFootprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonFootprint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GHG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GHG</span></a></p>