Tourism / Airplanes / Travel / Cruise ships

“The…tourism industry has dragged its feet [on] the climate crisis.”

"Global tourism contributes approximately 8% [of the world’s ghg] emissions …

“We’re tourism, we rely on flying.”

One “gallon of…jet fuel creates over 20 pounds of carbon dioxide.”

Cruise ships are no better than airplanes. In addition to their “exhaust fumes, [they’ve] been caught discarding trash, fuel, and sewage directly into the ocean.”

“Cruise ships…use toxic heavy fuel oil…described as [the] ‘dirtiest of all fuels’.”

A tourism boycott would bring layoffs: “In 2018, [tourism] generated 10% of global GDP.”

However painful, maybe it’s better to tell hotel and restaurant employees the truth: conventional tourism has to face the consequences of a changing atmosphere.

“Restaurant [and]…resort [worker’s] income…depends on the weather.”

The biggest tourist problem remains air travel, and the aviation industry has done little about it.

“Airlines…[pollution-reduction attempts] were…wiped out by [their]…annual increase in emissions.”

Like with cruise ships, airplane pollution is more than carbon dioxide, “planes emit mono-nitrogen oxides into the upper troposphere…and seed cirrus clouds with aerosols from fuel combustion.”

Said another way,

“Planes…disturb the atmosphere, deposit pollutants, and form heat-trapping cirrus clouds at high altitudes.”

What have airports, airlines, and airplane makers done to help?

The “world’s biggest plan to make flying green [is] ‘too broken to fix’.”

If workers can’t, and the industry won’t;
is it time for a boycott?

“Flying…often dominates the emission profiles of those…who can afford it .”

“Show your commitment…with action first.”

“Refraining from flying…is an obvious way to help.”

Many have joined the flight-shame movement:

“I decided not to fly again, and I have not regretted that decision.”

“Flying is the quickest and cheapest way to warm the planet.”