Tourist accommodation, climate change and mitigation: An assessment for Austria

Accommodation is an important part of the tourism value chain,
and accounts for a substantial share of the sector's greenhouse gas
emissions. This paper provides a short global overview of the energyintensity of various forms of accommodation establishments, with a more
focused discussion of energy-use in Austria, including different types of
end-uses. The paper concludes that the accommodation sector is, in
comparison to transportation, already a low-carbon sector, and has a good
potential to fully decarbonize until 2040. The paper analyses carbon
management needs in businesses, as well as the role and importance of
policies and legislation to accelerate decarbonization. This paper has an
applied nature and is part of the Austrian Special Report on Climate
Change.