The tourism rebuild must negotiate a delicate balance between immediate recovery and long term sustainability. New tourism models must reduce the sector’s emissions while maintaining as much as possible its income and employment benefits, and an Australia-New Zealand-Pacific travel bubble is one solution.
New research helps to shed light on the fate of the carbon stored in mangrove soils following deforestation, emphasising the importance of conservation in the face of the climate emergency.
Writer and environmentalist Jonathon Porritt hopes the current pandemic will result in some kind of flight path for the airline industry’s sustainable future, with governments playing a key role in ensuring that bailouts are dependant on decarbonisation efforts.
Global responses to the pandemic are having far-reaching impacts on the environment, from heightened wildlife conservation awareness to an improvement in air quality.
New research by Swiss bank UBS forecasts a decline in air travel over the next decade in favour of more journeys by high-speed rail. They suggest this would in part be due to a shift in mindset brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
