TY - JOUR

T1 - Voluntary carbon offsetting schemes for aviation

T2 - Efficiency, credibility and sustainable tourism

AU - Gössling, Stefan

AU - Broderick, John

AU - Upham, Paul

AU - Ceron, Jean Paul

AU - Dubois, Ghislain

AU - Peeters, Paul

AU - Strasdas, Wolfgang

PY - 2007/5/15

Y1 - 2007/5/15

N2 - Tourism is becoming increasingly dependent on air transport. Recent scientific work has pointed out the significant and growing contribution of air transport to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Obligations to reduce GHG emissions under the Kyoto Protocol and post-Kyoto instruments might make transport more expensive or even restricted in the future. This paper examines these questions and the issues raised by the increasing number of organisations offering voluntary carbon offsetting schemes as a means of compensating for emissions of GHGs, mostly from transport, which could help to stabilise or reduce emissions. There are substantial differences between the approaches chosen by these organisations in terms of their calculation of emissions, compensation measures, price levels, company structures and evaluation processes. The paper discusses these differences and their consequences for the efficiency and credibility of voluntary carbon offsetting schemes. Within this increasingly contested area, there is general agreement that increased clarity and regulation is required.

AB - Tourism is becoming increasingly dependent on air transport. Recent scientific work has pointed out the significant and growing contribution of air transport to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Obligations to reduce GHG emissions under the Kyoto Protocol and post-Kyoto instruments might make transport more expensive or even restricted in the future. This paper examines these questions and the issues raised by the increasing number of organisations offering voluntary carbon offsetting schemes as a means of compensating for emissions of GHGs, mostly from transport, which could help to stabilise or reduce emissions. There are substantial differences between the approaches chosen by these organisations in terms of their calculation of emissions, compensation measures, price levels, company structures and evaluation processes. The paper discusses these differences and their consequences for the efficiency and credibility of voluntary carbon offsetting schemes. Within this increasingly contested area, there is general agreement that increased clarity and regulation is required.

KW - Aviation

KW - Carbon offsetting schemes

KW - Greenhouse gas emissions

KW - Kyoto

KW - Sustainable tourism

KW - Sustainable transport

KW - Sustainability sciences, Communication

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34250818068&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/801c734f-bfce-3822-87df-f877879e6e74/

U2 - 10.2167/jost758.0

DO - 10.2167/jost758.0

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:34250818068

VL - 15

SP - 223

EP - 248

JO - Journal of Sustainable Tourism

JF - Journal of Sustainable Tourism

SN - 0966-9582

IS - 3

ER -