Carbon footprint gap due to international tourism in Turkiye based on tourism subsectors

From the perspective of Conferences of Parties, putting forward both sector-based and detailed thematic requirements, understanding the carbon emission mechanisms in the tourism sector and the cause of emission is of great importance for sustainable tourism policies. As a novelty, the tourism carbon...

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Main Authors: Asiyenur Helhel, Yesim Helhel
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27669645.2024.2419243
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description From the perspective of Conferences of Parties, putting forward both sector-based and detailed thematic requirements, understanding the carbon emission mechanisms in the tourism sector and the cause of emission is of great importance for sustainable tourism policies. As a novelty, the tourism carbon capacity model for a developing country, Turkiye, is developed by considering eight tourism subsectors, and the carbon footprint (CF) is calculated separately for each subsector. The findings obtained from the Kaya carbon emission identity method show that the CF per tourist has increased by ~ 25 % from 2012 to 2022. Türkiye’s carbon emissions absorption capacity seems insufficient to overcome the risk of carbon deficit (CD) due to international tourism activity. CF in the sector mainly comes from two subsectors: food and beverage and shopping. CD in the tourism industry per capita has increased by ~ 30 % over the years. In light of these findings, expanding forest areas and vegetation with the cooperation of the government, local community, NGOs, and tourism enterprises should be a priority to reduce tourism CD. In addition, government and tourism authorities immediately enact policies and regulations that encourage international tourism suppliers to invest in reducing carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of products.
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spelling doaj-art-8506e2c0f2a249e68391f4ed5f5aeb982024-12-09T07:46:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAll Earth2766-96452024-12-0136111610.1080/27669645.2024.2419243Carbon footprint gap due to international tourism in Turkiye based on tourism subsectorsAsiyenur Helhel0Yesim Helhel1Accounting, Governance, and Financial Management Department, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKTourism Faculty, Tourism Management, Akdeniz University, Antalya, TurkiyeFrom the perspective of Conferences of Parties, putting forward both sector-based and detailed thematic requirements, understanding the carbon emission mechanisms in the tourism sector and the cause of emission is of great importance for sustainable tourism policies. As a novelty, the tourism carbon capacity model for a developing country, Turkiye, is developed by considering eight tourism subsectors, and the carbon footprint (CF) is calculated separately for each subsector. The findings obtained from the Kaya carbon emission identity method show that the CF per tourist has increased by ~ 25 % from 2012 to 2022. Türkiye’s carbon emissions absorption capacity seems insufficient to overcome the risk of carbon deficit (CD) due to international tourism activity. CF in the sector mainly comes from two subsectors: food and beverage and shopping. CD in the tourism industry per capita has increased by ~ 30 % over the years. In light of these findings, expanding forest areas and vegetation with the cooperation of the government, local community, NGOs, and tourism enterprises should be a priority to reduce tourism CD. In addition, government and tourism authorities immediately enact policies and regulations that encourage international tourism suppliers to invest in reducing carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of products.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27669645.2024.2419243Carbon footprintcarbon deficittourism subsectorsinternational tourism
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Carbon footprint gap due to international tourism in Turkiye based on tourism subsectors
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carbon deficit
tourism subsectors
international tourism
title Carbon footprint gap due to international tourism in Turkiye based on tourism subsectors
title_full Carbon footprint gap due to international tourism in Turkiye based on tourism subsectors
title_fullStr Carbon footprint gap due to international tourism in Turkiye based on tourism subsectors
title_full_unstemmed Carbon footprint gap due to international tourism in Turkiye based on tourism subsectors
title_short Carbon footprint gap due to international tourism in Turkiye based on tourism subsectors
title_sort carbon footprint gap due to international tourism in turkiye based on tourism subsectors
topic Carbon footprint
carbon deficit
tourism subsectors
international tourism
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27669645.2024.2419243
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