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Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism: Implementation Report 2023

Sustainability

The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was launched in November 2021 at COP26 as an action framework to mobilise commitments from tourism stakeholders to:

  • Support the global goals of halving emissions by 2030 and reaching Net Zero by 2050 at the latest
  • Publish a Climate Action Plan aligned with five pathways (Measure, Decarbonize, Regenerate, Collaborate and Finance)
  • Report on the implementation of their commitments publicly on an anual basis

Why was the Glasgow Declaration launched?

  • Tourism emissions were forecasted to increase by 25% by 2030 in a business as usual scenario.
  • The tourism sector is acknlowledged as vulnerable in 56% of Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement.

The Declaration underscores the importance of mitigation, through its decarbonisation pathway, while also recognizing the need to adapt to changing climatic conditions as well as the opportunities and resilience that integrated mitigation-adaptation approaches can deliver, through its regeneration pathway.

What is the Implementation Report about?

The first reporting exercise of the Glasgow Declaraton was conducted between January– June 2023.

A total of 420 progress updates were received, out of which 261 included the submission of a first Climate Action Plan.

The report presents the results of a systematic review of all the progress updates and plans received.

The reports received where in a majority of cases from signatories which joined the Declaration between November 2021 and June 2022.

How is the report structured?

The report describes the main characteristics and insights from Climate Action Plans across the five pathways of the Declaration.

Each chapter summarizes progress achieved and highlights useful insights, initiatives and resources from Climate Action Plans.

A series of appendices is also included, offering practical guidance for signatories looking to create their own plans, along with potential

actions to consider for decarbonization and regeneration.

Contents:

  1. About
  2. Main characteristics of Climate Action Plans
  3. Insights per Pathway
  4. Conclusions

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Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism: Implementation Report 2023

Sustainability

The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was launched in November 2021 at COP26 as an action framework to mobilise commitments from tourism stakeholders to:

  • Support the global goals of halving emissions by 2030 and reaching Net Zero by 2050 at the latest
  • Publish a Climate Action Plan aligned with five pathways (Measure, Decarbonize, Regenerate, Collaborate and Finance)
  • Report on the implementation of their commitments publicly on an anual basis

Why was the Glasgow Declaration launched?

  • Tourism emissions were forecasted to increase by 25% by 2030 in a business as usual scenario.
  • The tourism sector is acknlowledged as vulnerable in 56% of Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement.

The Declaration underscores the importance of mitigation, through its decarbonisation pathway, while also recognizing the need to adapt to changing climatic conditions as well as the opportunities and resilience that integrated mitigation-adaptation approaches can deliver, through its regeneration pathway.

What is the Implementation Report about?

The first reporting exercise of the Glasgow Declaraton was conducted between January– June 2023.

A total of 420 progress updates were received, out of which 261 included the submission of a first Climate Action Plan.

The report presents the results of a systematic review of all the progress updates and plans received.

The reports received where in a majority of cases from signatories which joined the Declaration between November 2021 and June 2022.

How is the report structured?

The report describes the main characteristics and insights from Climate Action Plans across the five pathways of the Declaration.

Each chapter summarizes progress achieved and highlights useful insights, initiatives and resources from Climate Action Plans.

A series of appendices is also included, offering practical guidance for signatories looking to create their own plans, along with potential

actions to consider for decarbonization and regeneration.

Contents:

  1. About
  2. Main characteristics of Climate Action Plans
  3. Insights per Pathway
  4. Conclusions