Climate change: Deforestation surges despite pledges
Data shows that cutting down tropical forests increased by 10% in 2022, despite promises made at COP26.
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Data shows that cutting down tropical forests increased by 10% in 2022, despite promises made at COP26.
New figures from the World Resources Institute find that primary rainforest loss in the tropics rose by 10% between 2021 and 2022.
Within the travel industry, the accommodation sector has a huge opportunity to lead in decarbonisation. The collective agreement made through the Glasgow Declaration should see emissions halve by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050. Booking.com, a signatory of the declaration, has committed to achieving near-zero emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2040.
To mark the official naming of the MSC Euribia ship, MSC's most energy-efficient to date, international leaders from the worlds of science, policymaking and business explored new paths to responsible consumption and production in tourism as a key strategy for transitioning to a regenerative, carbon-neutral, and circular blue economy.
The UNWTO Commission for Europe met in Bulgaria. Two very different versions and views on this award giving event emerged.