By 2030 global transport-related CO2 emissions from tourism are predicted to grow by 25 percent from 2016 levels - from 1597 Mt of CO2 to 1998 Mt of CO2. This growth in CO2 emissions from tourism-related transport is forecast to represent
Carbon dioxide emissions from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2005 and 2016, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (December 13, 2019). Carbon dioxide emissions from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2005 and 2016, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222798/carbon-footprint-of-tourism-related-transport-worldwide/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Carbon dioxide emissions from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2005 and 2016, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. December 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222798/carbon-footprint-of-tourism-related-transport-worldwide/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). (2019). Carbon dioxide emissions from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2005 and 2016, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222798/carbon-footprint-of-tourism-related-transport-worldwide/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Tourism-related Transport Worldwide in 2005 and 2016, with a Forecast for 2030 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222798/carbon-footprint-of-tourism-related-transport-worldwide/
World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), Carbon dioxide emissions from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2005 and 2016, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222798/carbon-footprint-of-tourism-related-transport-worldwide/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from tourism-related transport worldwide in 2005 and 2016, with a forecast for 2030 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), December 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222798/carbon-footprint-of-tourism-related-transport-worldwide/