Tourism-related transport caused five percent of global carbon emissions in 2016. It is forecast that CO2 emissions from tourism-related transport will grow to represent 5.3 percent of all man-made emissions worldwide in 2030.
Share of carbon dioxide emissions coming from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2016, with a forecast for 2030
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (December 13, 2019). Share of carbon dioxide emissions coming from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2016, with a forecast for 2030 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222827/global-carbon-emission-share-of-tourism-related-transport/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Share of carbon dioxide emissions coming from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2016, with a forecast for 2030." Chart. December 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222827/global-carbon-emission-share-of-tourism-related-transport/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2019). Share of carbon dioxide emissions coming from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2016, with a forecast for 2030. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222827/global-carbon-emission-share-of-tourism-related-transport/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Share of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Coming from Tourism-related Transport Worldwide in 2016, with a Forecast for 2030." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222827/global-carbon-emission-share-of-tourism-related-transport/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), Share of carbon dioxide emissions coming from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2016, with a forecast for 2030 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222827/global-carbon-emission-share-of-tourism-related-transport/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Share of carbon dioxide emissions coming from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2016, with a forecast for 2030 [Graph], World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), December 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222827/global-carbon-emission-share-of-tourism-related-transport/