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With the travel industry in recovery and welcoming travellers once more , hotels start influencing positive climate change action through fresh initiatives
WRITTEN BY : TOM SWALLOW
While COVID-19 remains a hindrance to daily life , the travel industry has seen an incline in movement as it welcomes more and more consumers returning to check-in desks , departure lounges , and hotels . But , as the coronavirus lessens its grip on our freedoms , businesses within the sector are turning to another form of plague : the climate crisis .
The hotel sector has a global presence and is responsible for a significant amount of carbon emissions . According to Elena Ruiz García , Director , Sustainable Business at NH Hotel Group , the hotel industry must reduce CO2 emissions by an equivalent of 17 tonnes annually — a 6 % to 7 % reduction each year , based on current levels — to meet 2050 targets .
92 May 2022