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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has presented during the 'Transforming Tourism for Climate Action' conference, held this Tuesday at the Climate Summit , the report 'CO2 emissions from the tourism sector related to transport - modeling results' which It predicts that by 2030 the amount of CO2 related to transportation in the tourism sector will rise to 1,998 million tons, that is, an increase of 25% compared to 2016 . The deputy executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP), Ovais Sarmad, has stated that this percentage of gases emitted could decrease with the "joint" work of all those involved to "take ambitious measures." Sarmad has stressed the importance of the tourism sector for being a "locomotive of the economy", since in 2018 it generated 10% of the world's GDP and millions of jobs , 1 in 5 according to the report. This sector, which grew 50% faster than the world economy , is also responsible for 8% of global greenhouse emissions .
Everything will disappear because of fires, droughts, heat waves... Not enough has been done, the sector has to do more and governments have to align their policies," Sarmad warned. The report has focused especially on the effect that tourism sector transport has on the environment, whose emissions constitute 5% of the world total. In addition, it also points out that the number of tourists Middle East Phone Number List traveling across borders will reach 1.8 billion by 2030, to which another 15.6 billion domestic tourists will be added. "This growth will bring many opportunities, but it cannot leave anyone behind and growth must be decoupled from the emissions it produces," remarked the executive director of the UNWTO , Manuel Butler, who highlights the importance of guaranteeing a model for generations. future.
Policymakers from several countries have discussed the measures their governments were taking to meet the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. The Government of Spain has assumed it as a priority, according to the Secretary of Tourism The acting Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Oliver, has highlighted the importance of tourism for Spain , "which amounts to 45% of the GDP in some areas of the country ", a sector that can still continue to grow, although in a "formal way" responsible, ethical and sustainable", as he stressed. Furthermore, he highlighted the "opportunity" and "responsibility" that Spain has to lead this change. Oliver sets the objective of overcoming "lurking" problems such as the loss of identity of some destinations , the saturation of spaces or environmental pollution.
