| Title |
Pathway to zero emissions in global tourism: opportunities, challenges, and implications |
| ID_Doc |
77387 |
| Authors |
Peeters, P; Papp, B |
| Title |
Pathway to zero emissions in global tourism: opportunities, challenges, and implications |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
Journal Of Sustainable Tourism, 32, 9 |
| DOI |
10.1080/09669582.2024.2367513 |
| Abstract |
Human emissions must reach zero by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change. Most sectors have achieved a downward path for their greenhouse gas emissions, but tourism's emissions have continued to grow. We explore scenarios to reduce global tourism emissions and find only a narrow pathway to zero emissions tourism that could lead to net zero by 2050 while not severely damaging the tourism economy. Our study uses a system dynamics model. We describe the business-as-usual scenario, including its consequences for emissions and for tourism's share of the remaining global carbon budgets if the world is to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 or 2 degrees C. We explore 45 possible policy approaches, like taxes and subsidies, infrastructure investments, off-sets, technology, behavioural changes, and sustainable aviation fuels. Key measures appear to be a mandate for e-fuel mixing up to 100% by 2050, and a multi-trillion USD investment in hydrogen-powered electric aircraft and high-speed rail infrastructure. We find that a limited renewable energy supply will constrain the growth of aviation if it is to be zero emissions in 2050. A risk-analysis explores the robustness of the policies. Finally, we discuss the consequences of the zero emissions tourism (ZET) scenario we propose. |
| Author Keywords |
Climate change; zero emissions scenario; risk analysis; aviation; climate justice |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001252889100001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Social Sciences - Other Topics |
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