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TOURISM IMPACT: AIR POLLUTION

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air pollution

Air pollution: transport by air, road, and rail is continuously increasing in response to the rising number of tourists and their greater mobility…

the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) reported that the number of international air passengers worldwide rose from 88 million in 1972 to 344 million in 1994. One consequence of this increase in air transport is that tourism now accounts for more than 60% of air travel and is therefore responsible for an important share of air emissions;

one study* estimated that a single transatlantic return flight emits almost half the CO2 emissions produced by all other sources (lighting, heating, car use, etc.) consumed by an average person in 1 year.

* Mayer Hillman, Town & Country Planning magazine, September 1996. (Source: MFOE).

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