The tourism industry signed a treaty to protect the environment and fight climate change

According to TraveldailyThe number of signatories to the Glasgow Climate Compact for Climate Action in Tourism has surpassed 500, just four months after the landmark initiative was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Country.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced that Expedia Group, Booking Holdings and Condé Nast have become the latest signatories, joining stakeholders of all sizes and sectors in diverse sectors. different form.

The signatures of three of the industry’s biggest names underscore the tourism industry’s determination to accelerate climate action at every level. Besides, this also reflects the consensus commitment of both large enterprises and small stakeholders to work towards a common goal.

All signatories to the Glasgow Climate Compact are committed to decarbonizing tourism and restoring and protecting ecosystems, providing visitors and host communities with a more balanced experience with nature. The treaty states: “The rebalancing of man’s relationship with nature is vital to regenerating its ecological health as well as our own personal, social and economic health.” .

At COP26 – the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to take place at the end of 2021, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s speech, stating that Vietnam strives to achieve net emissions zero by 2050, has received great attention from public opinion and international media.

According to McKinsey’s calculations, with big changes in technology and behavior in 2025 such as increasing renewable energy capacity in the power generation structure (wind power increased by 23%, solar power increased by 18%), reduced energy emissions from the steel/cement industry, encouraging 100% of road vehicles to use electricity, 30% of passengers traveling by air to switch to high-speed rail, protecting 7.5 million hectares of land with potential emission reduction, application of AWD technology in rice and especially the promotion of wastewater treatment, power generation from waste, etc. Vietnam will achieve zero emissions as committed.

The 538 signatories of the Glasgow Climate Compact include all types of stakeholders, among them the DRV German Travel Association, Tanzania Tour Operators Association, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, PATA and Hostelling International; tour operators such as EXO Travel, and Europa Mundo Vacaciones; accommodation providers such as The Cayuga Collection; DMOs such as Turismo de Portugal, Turisme de Barcelona, ​​West Sweden Tourist Board, London & Partners, Destination Québec Cité and many others. All adhere to the main principle of restoring nature as “the key to the tourism industry’s post-pandemic recovery, as well as future prosperity and growth”.