Climate Change

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Climate Change Tourism by Air

• Strategic Issues Lipman
• Base Research - Becken
• Climate Aviation Lyle

2
Climate , Trade Poverty Coherence
2050
2020
UNFCCC 2009
UNFCCC Bali - Copenhagen Adapt/Mitigate/Technolo
gy/Finance 2020 gt 20 2050 gt 50
Doha 2009
Poverty Summits 2000
3
UNWTO Engagement
Tourism Input Communication Focus ICAO /UNEP
Liaise
UN System - UNFCCC Adapt/Mitigate/Technology/
Finance

• Alert /Mobilise
• Help Respond

Members

• Share
• Encourage

Industry
Public

• Sensitise/Engage
• Travellers/Others

Partners

• Analyse/ Collaborate
• WEF/APEC etc

4
Davos Process
UNFCCC Copenhagen

• Accept Science
• 5 GHG Economy
• Air c2 CO2
• 2050 Start Now
• Adapt
• Mitigate
• Technology
• Finance
• Support Aviation
• Weakest need help
• Differential Response

UNFCCC Bali
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The Davos Declaration

• Governments
• International Framework
• Partnerships
• Educate Train Monitor

• Consumers
• Reduce Footprint
• Choose Carbon Clean
• Link to Conservation

• Research/Media Nets
• Intensify Research
• Mainstream Education
• Quadruple Bottom Line

• Industry/Destinations
• Clean Energy
• Design/Product
• Tell Customers

UNWTO Committed to Tourism, Travel and the MDGs
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Climate Strategy
7
Davos Process Outreach 2008
World Tourism Day 27/9
Global Compact WEF
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Another Inconvenient Truth
Tourism and Aviation are interconnected Tourism
business leisure travel - by air, is a key
development tool Long haul and poor markets
need special attention Objective climate
solutions must reflect these realities