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I<\/span>n the wake of the highest ever recorded levels of atmospheric CO2 reported this week and on the run-up to COP23, a new report from the\u00a0International Tourism Partnership<\/a>\u00a0(ITP) reveals the enormous carbon reduction the hotel sector needs to make in order to play its part in meeting the Paris Climate Agreement target of a 2degree cap on global warming.<\/p>\n

The report out today \u2013\u00a0Hotel Global Decarbonisation Report<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 reveals that\u00a0the hotel sector must reduce its absolute emissions by 66% by 2030 and by 90% by 2050<\/u>\u00a0if its committed to sustainable growth and the Paris Climate cap.<\/p>\n

Announcing the report, ITP director Fran Hughes said, \u201cThe technology exists today to fully decarbonise the sector. Solving the issue of climate change becomes how to accelerate the solutions which are currently available. To do so, hotel industry leaders will need to support an evolution of thought and approach to make it happen through carbon pricing and how projects are financed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese figures are significant, but we believe they are achievable. They are representative of the level of reduction the whole hotel sector needs to make in order to decouple its growth, from growth in emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report by\u00a0Greenview\u00a0<\/a>highlights a number of actions and new approaches hotels will need to adopt if they\u2019re serious about mitigating their contribution to climate change. Greenview developed the Hotel Science-Based Target Estimation Method for ITP\u2019s members to enable them to calculate their own target.
\nHughes said, \u201cITP\u2019s members support our vision and our four ITP Goals which tackle carbon, water, youth unemployment and human rights. We are supporting our members with research and best practice sharing to build their capacity to develop science-based targets. Going forward we want to explore opportunities to collaborate where we can deliver carbon reductions at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Paul Simpson, CEO & co-founder of CDP, the Carbon Disclosure Project, supported ITP\u2019s Goal on carbon saying, \u201cThe work ITP is doing to promote science-based target setting and to support its\u00a0members and the hotel industry\u00a0to get involved is enormously valuable. Science Based Targets help companies understand exactly what they need to do to help keep global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius. They provide a roadmap for emissions reductions that will put the world on a sustainable, low-carbon path.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wolfgang M. Neumann, ITP Governing Council Chair and industry thought-leader, commented, \u201cITP believes that the hotel industry can be a force for good and make a positive contribution to the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals and to the COP21 climate agreements. Our vision for 2030 is for sustainable growth and a fairer future for all. We understand that bigger impacts can be achieved faster through the industry working together at scale; for this reason we invite other hotel companies to join with us in our commitment to these four critical goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Report author and Greenview\u2019s founder, Eric Ricaurte, added, \u201cWe all share one planetary KPI: 2-degree temperature rise or less. Now translating that to each industry and company, we can shift focus toward the opportunities to decarbonise while protecting what travellers value. No other sector like tourism will play a role in literally shaping the future of our world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hughes concluded, \u201cThe technology exists today to fully decarbonise the hotel sector. Solving the issue of climate change becomes how to accelerate the solutions which are currently available. To do so, hotel industry leaders will need to support an evolution of thought and approach to make it happen through carbon pricing and how projects are financed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The detailed report outlines the methodology behind the carbon reduction figures and details the steps the sector will need to take to reduce its carbon footprint. It was commissioned by ITP as part of its work toward setting\u00a0ITP\u2019s Goals and Vision for 2030\u00a0<\/a>which were launched in September.<\/p>\n

Download a copy of the\u00a0Hotel Global Decarbonisation Report\u00a0<\/a>here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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