Innovative Approaches for Tourism's Energy Challenge

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dc.creatorFernandez, Eneida
dc.creatorRomo, Zayra
dc.date2012-08-13T10:49:11Z
dc.date2012-08-13T10:49:11Z
dc.date2009-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:10:42Z
dc.descriptionAccording 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.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/11473071/innovative-approaches-tourisms-energy-challenge
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10238
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/10238
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415853
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationen breve; No. 147
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR TRAFFIC
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAIR TRAVEL
dc.subjectAIRCRAFT
dc.subjectAIRLINE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectAIRPORT
dc.subjectAIRPORT CHARGES
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE FUELS
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON CREDITS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSION
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON FOOTPRINT
dc.subjectCARBON NEUTRAL
dc.subjectCARBON NEUTRALITY
dc.subjectCARBON OFFSET
dc.subjectCARBON OFFSETS
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON TAXES
dc.subjectCH4
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICIES
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY GAINS
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEND-USE
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMERS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY NEEDS
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST PLANTATIONS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFRESH WATER
dc.subjectFUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL CARBON TAX
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectIMPROVEMENT IN FUEL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectOFFSET PROJECTS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSHIPS
dc.subjectSOLAR SOURCES
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectTONS OF CARBON
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectVACATIONS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND TURBINES
dc.titleInnovative Approaches for Tourism's Energy Challenge

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