Hotels must cut carbon footprint by 90 per cent to meet Paris goals, industry leaders admit

Madeleine Cuff
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New report from industry-led International Tourism Partnership warns absolute carbon emissions from hotels must reduce by 90 per cent by 2050 to stay within 2C trajectory

The hotel industry must eliminate 90 per cent of its carbon emissions by 2050 if the sector is to stay within the limits set out under the Paris climate agreement. That is the headline conclusion of...

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