The damaging effects of carbon dioxide emissions from tourism can eventually be eliminated if travellers paid just US$11 (RM46.20) per trip, according to a new study published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Global tourism is largely dependent on fossil fuel energy, and emits more carbon dioxide (CO2) than all but five countries of the world. Recent estimates conclude that tourism, including transport, accommodation, and leisure activities contributed close to 5% of total human-made emissions of CO2 worldwide.
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