Tourism & its climate impacts

Craigieburn Range Warren Tussock Beech Ecotours
Craigieburn Range Warren Tussock Beech Ecotours

Swedish academic and sustainable tourism specialist Stefan Gössling spoke at the inaugural Tourism Policy School in Queenstown in 2019. He gave a short, sharp scientific appraisal of tourism and its climate impacts.

In this short video, Stefan discusses, global warming, why it’s important we limit climate change, the far-reaching impacts of climate change on the New Zealand tourism product and market stability, tourism’s contribution to climate change, can (and should) we) decarbonise tourism?