NEW DELHI: Tourism helps reduce mental stress and rejuvenates our bodies, but it has a serious downside — its carbon-intensive activity. A new study shows that the global tourism landscape contributes around 9% of the total greenhouse gases, with the US, China and India being the biggest emitters. India is the third highest contributor to carbon emissions from global tourism …
As Australians gear up for the holiday season, new research has revealed the growing environmental cost of global tourism. "We anticipate annual increases in emissions of 3 to 4 per cent," report author Ya-Yen Sun, from UQ's Business School, said. "The major drivers behind the increasing emissions are the slow adoption of new technologies by tourism operators and a rapid …
