Category: Environmental issues

New draft reveals Paris climate talks soft on aviation emissions

Aviation and shipping sectors to be exempt from targeted CO2 emissions cuts in the December Paris climate agreement, according to the latest draft deal.

Study shows greenwashing by hotels spoils reputation with guests

The more hotels exaggerate their green claims, says a new paper, the less likely guests are to engage in green practices while staying, or to return

Pacific atolls may be uninhabitable within decades due to climate change

Study shows combined effect of storm-induced wave-driven flooding and sea level rise on atolls may be more severe and happen sooner than previous estimates

Icelanders to take refugees on whale watching trips to help integrate

Syrian refugees arriving in Iceland are to be taken on whale watching trips as part of an integration programme adopted by the Icelandic Red Cross.

What sort of development is tourism bringing to the Caribbean?

They say the resort is the new plantation. "But this is a plantation we have chosen, sought after and encouraged, often begged to come to our shores."

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