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

Stefan Gössling; Dagmar Lund-Durlacher

doi:10.1016/j.jort.2021.100367

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

Stefan Gössling
, Dagmar Lund-Durlacher

MODUL University Vienna

Lund University

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
Volume	34
Issue number	100367
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2021.100367
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

accommodation
CO2 emissions
renewable energy
climate change

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APCC Special Report on tourism, large culture and sport events and climate change
Lund-Durlacher, D. (PI)
01/03/2018 → 29/02/2020
Project: Research

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

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