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Science-Based Targets: Setting Science-Based Targets in Travel and Tourism
Released on Jun 17, 2021
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Science-Based Targets: Setting Science-Based Targets in Travel and Tourism

This report advocates for the travel sector to adopt science-based targets that could play a crucial role in limiting global warming and ensuring sustainability within the industry.

This report by WTTC and Harvard highlights the urgency for the travel and tourism sector to adopt science-based targets to combat climate change.
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This WTTC Learning Insights report, conducted by Harvard School of Public Health, discusses the adoption of science-based targets withinthe Travel & Tourism sector to combat climate change. It emphasises the urgent need for the industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

The report shows how setting these targets can help the sector transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. It also highlights the roles of businesses and governments in achieving these targets and stresses that more comprehensive actions are necessary to meet climate objectives and protect vulnerable communities that are dependent on tourism.

For further explanation of the methodology and sources behind this Economic Impact Research, please refer to these two supporting papers: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.
Number of pages in this report: 14

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