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‘Only one scenario’ for travel achieving 2050 net-zero goal, industry warned

Government
Will Payne
22 November 2022

Given current growth forecasts, there is "only one scenario" where the travel industry meets its 2050 net-zero goal.

Pressure is on the travel industry to change its ways (Pic: Markus Spiske / Unsplash)

According to the Envisioning Tourism in 2030 report, current strategies which rely on carbon offsetting, technological efficiencies and biofuels are "woefully" inadequate.

It found these measures alone will fail to meet the Paris Agreement-aligned goals to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. 

Instead, global policymakers and climate planners attending Cop27 have been urged to combine all those measures with significant investments, which, the report claims, is the only scenario that can provide comparable levels of revenue and opportunities to travel in a decarbonising world.