𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟮𝟵 🌎💭
As the world came together to address the pressing realities of climate change, COP29 Azerbaijan marked an important moment for the travel and tourism industry. Voices from across the globe united to discuss ambitious climate action commitments tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities within the sector, and these commitments signal a new chapter of ambition and accountability for us all.
Travalyst was privileged to stand among the voices at COP29, and as we come away with a renewed sense of optimism, we share our reflections on the commitments made within the COP29 Declaration on Enhanced Climate Action in Tourism:
🚃 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼-𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
To achieve the Declaration’s call for effective mitigation measures through promoting low and zero-emissions transportation options, Travalyst would welcome more consistent global tourism emissions data. Alignment of the criteria underpinning CO2e methodology for transport emission calculations at a global level, backed by all relevant stakeholders, could serve as reliable data points globally.
The Travalyst coalition has already demonstrated that a collaborative approach to such data is possible at scale, having aligned its partners behind a single method to estimate flight emissions, resulting in this data appearing in over 65 billion flight searches.
👥 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
The Declaration acknowledges that effective climate action requires collaborative efforts at local, national, regional, and global levels. Travalyst echoes this sentiment and advocates for a convergence of frameworks across governments globally. The severity and scale of the challenge we face requires true collective action across private, public and not-for-profit sectors, with a degree of collaboration never before seen. Travalyst is an independently governed not-for-profit answerable solely to the planet, and thus we are uniquely positioned to coordinate system-wide collaboration and catalyse change.
📃𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗴𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Travalyst fully supports the more active participation of national governments by endorsing the #GlasgowDeclaration, recalled in the COP29 Declaration as a pivotal Global Climate Action Initiative. Over 850 organisations globally have become signatories and, as a founding signatory, we hope to see that rise.
Travalyst stands ready to support the implementation of the COP29 Declaration’s vision. Together, we can ensure that tourism not only adapts to the challenges of climate change but also thrives as a resilient and sustainable force for good.
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