UNWTO advocates global green approach

Posted: Mon 27 Sep, 2010 11:38 AM

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has long stressed on the importance of a global approach on tourism, aviation and climate change. Tourism is estimated to be responsible for about five per cent of global carbon emissions, with air passenger transport seem as the growing contributor to global greenhouse gases (GHGs) generated by visitors.

Recognising that the mitigation of GHG emissions from air passenger transport is critical to the sustainable development of tourism, UNWTO will present its statement regarding ‘Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Air Passenger Transport’ to the ICAO Assembly (28 September-08 October, Montreal, Canada). The statement underlines the critical role of aviation in tourism, especially in developing countries, outlining a number of principles that should be incorporated into ongoing work on the mitigation of GHG emissions from air transport.

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