Measuring tourism emissions at destination level: Australia case
Decarbonising tourism is an immeasurable challenge but increasingly recognised as inevitable. This has prompted vast developments in theoretical models by academics and indicators by peak bodies to explore the pathways. One limitation to the pathways is the lack of emission data. This research prese...
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| description | Decarbonising tourism is an immeasurable challenge but increasingly recognised as inevitable. This has prompted vast developments in theoretical models by academics and indicators by peak bodies to explore the pathways. One limitation to the pathways is the lack of emission data. This research presents a framework integrating the principles of TSA with the National Greenhouse Accounts. Tourism emissions are estimated and examined by destinations, producing industries and visitor types. The framework is applied to destinations in the State of Queensland, Australia, to illustrate the types of results and insights that can be produced for decision-makers. Mitigation policies can then be tailored to the specific context of each destination, increasing effectiveness and ability to balance economic benefits with reducing emissions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58844aa23c11403580b506a4abf5514f2022-12-22T03:33:15ZengElsevierAnnals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights2666-95792022-11-0132100062Measuring tourism emissions at destination level: Australia caseTien Pham0Xianming Meng1Susanne Becken2Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; Corresponding author.University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2350, AustraliaGriffith Institute for Tourism, G27 3.05, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, AustraliaDecarbonising tourism is an immeasurable challenge but increasingly recognised as inevitable. This has prompted vast developments in theoretical models by academics and indicators by peak bodies to explore the pathways. One limitation to the pathways is the lack of emission data. This research presents a framework integrating the principles of TSA with the National Greenhouse Accounts. Tourism emissions are estimated and examined by destinations, producing industries and visitor types. The framework is applied to destinations in the State of Queensland, Australia, to illustrate the types of results and insights that can be produced for decision-makers. Mitigation policies can then be tailored to the specific context of each destination, increasing effectiveness and ability to balance economic benefits with reducing emissions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957922000301Carbon footprintTourism emissionsTourism satellite accountDestinationsCarbon account framework |
| spellingShingle | Tien Pham Xianming Meng Susanne Becken Measuring tourism emissions at destination level: Australia case Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights Carbon footprint Tourism emissions Tourism satellite account Destinations Carbon account framework |
| title | Measuring tourism emissions at destination level: Australia case |
| title_full | Measuring tourism emissions at destination level: Australia case |
| title_fullStr | Measuring tourism emissions at destination level: Australia case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring tourism emissions at destination level: Australia case |
| title_short | Measuring tourism emissions at destination level: Australia case |
| title_sort | measuring tourism emissions at destination level australia case |
| topic | Carbon footprint Tourism emissions Tourism satellite account Destinations Carbon account framework |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666957922000301 |
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