Voluntary carbon offsetting schemes for aviation: Efficiency, credibility and sustainable tourism
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In: Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol. 15, No. 3, 15.05.2007, p. 223-248.
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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
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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 -