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Blistering heat is ravaging tourism hotspots. Can the industry reinvent itself?

Corporate Knights

Tourism is projected to make up nearly 12% of the global economy by 2033, but it is also poised to consume a troubling 40% of the world’s remaining 1.5°C year-on-year between January and March, and tourist hotspots like Mykonos were overrun with cruise ship visitors this summer. to cruise ships docking at its ports.

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

The actions being taken by signatories to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to tackle whole life carbon are critical because they are driving emissions reductions now and in the future. Together, the three industries emit close to 6 Gt of CO2 per year and are absolutely critical to limiting global warming to 1.5ºC.

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