Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Growth the Tourism Industry: Case Study of Latvia

19th International Scientific Conference "Economic Science for Rural Development 2018": Proceedings 2019
Ingūna Jurgelāne-Kaldava, Tamara Grizane, Aija Sannikova, Jūlija Guča

In terms of Kioto protocol the reduction of CO2 emissions of the transport used in tourism is an important goal for Latvia. Based on a top-down and a bottom-up approach the CO2 emissions of tourism transport and its types were estimated, while analyzing the relation between the CO2 emissions from tourism transport and the relevant input of the tourism transport as part of GDP and vice versa. The results concerning the period 2010 till 2017 showed that the CO2 emissions caused by tourism transport rose from 996.8 x 103 kg/pkm to 1527.3 x 103 kg/pkm. The aviation transport associated with the increased tourism activity is the main cause for the increase of CO2 emissions in Latvia. The connection between the CO2 emissions from tourism and the contribution of tourism transport within in GDP is linear. The trend in increase of CO2 emissions in the tourism industry is similar to that of other industries

Keywords
CO2 emissions, tourism, transport, GDP
DOI
10.22616/ESRD.2019.141
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Jurgelāne-Kaldava, I., Grizane, T., Sannikova, A., Guča, J. Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Growth the Tourism Industry: Case Study of Latvia. In: 19th International Scientific Conference "Economic Science for Rural Development 2018": Proceedings, Latvia, Jelgava, 9-10 May, 2019. Jelgava: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, 2019, pp.347-354. ISSN 1691-3078. Available from: doi:10.22616/ESRD.2019.141

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English (en)