Innovative Approaches for Tourism's Energy Challenge

According on climate change and tourism the industry 'must rapidly respond to climate change, within the evolving United Nation (UN) framework and progressively reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) contribution if it is to grow in a sustainable manner.' In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), fossil fuel accounts for about 75 percent of energy needs, creating a key challenge for sustainable tourism. To explore further the issues of energy use and tourism, the World Bank's LAC region hosted a special session as part of a two day event on sustainable tourism in April 2008. When energy consumption and carbon emissions grow due to the expansion of the tourism industry, so too do the economic benefits in terms of jobs and incomes for the countries of Latin America. To maintain a vibrant and growing tourist industry while reducing the carbon footprint, the session emphasized the need for the region to address two key issues: 'the mitigation of GHG emissions, derived from transport and accommodations activities, and the application of existing and new technologies to improve energy efficiency.' (United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 2007) The session therefore highlighted new initiatives in GHG mitigation and innovative uses of renewable energy in LAC's tourism sector. This En Breve describes recent efforts by national governments, the private sector, and international organizations to address the challenges of climate change and carbon emissions in the tourism sector.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fernandez, Eneida, Romo, Zayra
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-08
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY, AIR, AIR TRAFFIC, AIR TRANSPORT, AIR TRAVEL, AIRCRAFT, AIRLINE INDUSTRY, AIRPORT, AIRPORT CHARGES, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE FUELS, APPROACH, BALANCE, CARBON, CARBON CREDITS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CARBON EMISSION, CARBON EMISSIONS, CARBON FOOTPRINT, CARBON NEUTRAL, CARBON NEUTRALITY, CARBON OFFSET, CARBON OFFSETS, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CARBON TAXES, CH4, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE POLICIES, CO2, CONSERVATION, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECONOMIC IMPACTS, EFFICIENCY GAINS, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, END-USE, ENERGY CONSUMERS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENERGY USE, FISCAL POLICIES, FOREST, FOREST PLANTATIONS, FORESTRY, FORESTS, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUEL, FRESH WATER, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL COSTS, FUEL EFFICIENCY, FUELS, GHG, GLOBAL CARBON TAX, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GRID ELECTRICITY, IMPROVEMENT IN FUEL EFFICIENCY, INCOME, JOBS, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, OFFSET PROJECTS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS, ROUTE, ROUTES, SHIPS, SOLAR SOURCES, SOLID WASTE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, TONS OF CARBON, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION, TRIPS, UNEP, VACATIONS, WIND, WIND TURBINES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/11473071/innovative-approaches-tourisms-energy-challenge https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10238
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