During the COP29 in Baku, more than 50 countries have signed a landmark proposal for Enhanced Climate Action in Tourism.
For the first time in the history of the COP29 or United Nations Climate Change Conference, a Tourism Day was part of the agenda. A logical move, since the industry accounts for 3% of the global GDP and 8.8% of greenhouse emissions, according to UN Executive Director for Tourism Zoritsa Urosevic. Moreover, the tourism industry itself is prone to be exposed to all kinds of climate disasters and thus benefits from a sustainable approach.
“At COP29 we have achieved today an historic milestone by being included in the UN Climate Change Conference Action Agenda for the first time”, Urosevic said during a news…
