“Lonely Planet’s annual Travellers’ Pulse survey, which polled over 24,500 people worldwide, showed 84% of respondents said they would consider offsetting their emissions in the future, where only 31% had done so in the past.” Read more here.
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Tourism and Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
By Susanne Becken (Lincoln University) and John E. Hay (JEH Ltd)
The book is an authoritative and comprehensive overview of a rapidly evolving area of tourism research. The fresh thinking on the complexities of climate change and tourism interactions makes the book essential reading for scholars and decision-makers throughout the tourism community that are seriously interested [...]
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Ski Weekend
Ski Weekends, which offers skiing weekends, from this winter are introducing a new service which will offer almost entirely carbon neutral ski holidays. Skiers will be transported to resorts via coaches provided by The Kings Ferry Travel Group. Read more here.
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Switzerland and tourism
National Public Radio reports that Swiss tourist destinations are beginning to heavily promote summer hiking and mountain biking as glaciers are retreating which is having an impact on the ski season. This is helping to diversify the tourism product to provide ‘year round’ activities.
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Biofuel
The Times writes that farmers in the USA have devoted 12 million more acres to ethanol-yielding corn in 2007 compared to 2006.
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Carbon neutral tourism
Another story about carbon neutral tourism here.
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Morgan Stanley
The Wall Street Journal reports that Morgan Stanley have launched a new service which offers clients a carbon auditing and offsetting service.
Do you want to find out how green your car is?
If you do why not visit Green-Car-Guide.com. “This is a project of Promote Environmental Communication. The site is run by Paul Clarke, Managing Director of Promote. Paul, who founded Promote 16 years ago, is one of the UK’s leading communication consultants in the field of environmental issues, sustainability, climate change and renewable energy. However Paul [...]
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Keeping up with the Joneses
Norwich Union have commissioned a piece of research which “shows over half (56%) now consider unethical living as much of a social taboo as drink driving, nine in 10 people admit they tell “little green lies” to pretend to live more ethically. Three-quarters (76%) say conversations at the school gates and dinner parties are now [...]
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Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange
Fancy purchasing carbon credits representing some 808,450 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent? If you do visit the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange’s website.
